Abitibi Regional County Municipality

Abitibi
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Amos
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Jacques Riopel
Area[2][3]
 • Total 7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi)
 • Land 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 24,354
 • Density 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings 11,109
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrcabitibi.qc.ca

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.[2]

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (12)
Townships (3)
Parishes (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Abitibi Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006
Population: 24,354 (+0.3% from 2006) 24,275 (-1.4% from 2001)
Land area: 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) 7,674.19 km2 (2,963.02 sq mi)
Population density: 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age: 42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7) 40.3 (M: 39.9, F: 40.6)
Total private dwellings: 11,109 11,013
Median household income: $54,465 $46,804
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 25,334—    
1996 25,280−0.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 24,613−2.6%
2006 24,275−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 24,354+0.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
24,020
 23,360 Increase 0.8% 97.25% 215 Decrease 37.7% 0.90% 70 Increase 366.7% 0.29% 375 Decrease 2.6% 1.56%
2006
23,915
 23,170 Decrease 1.9% 96.88% 345 Increase 53.3% 1.44% 15 Decrease 75.0% 0.07% 385 Increase 4.1% 1.61%
2001
24,275
 23,620 Decrease 3.3% 97.30% 225 Decrease 8.2% 0.93% 60 Increase 20.0% 0.25% 370 Increase 15.6% 1.52%
1996
25,050
 24,435 n/a 97.54% 245 n/a 0.98% 50 n/a 0.20% 320 n/a 1.28%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

Protected areas

  • Parc national d'Aiguebelle

Attractions and other areas

  • Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
  • Amos Airport (Trecesson)
  • Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
  • Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
  • Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
  • l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (Rochebaucourt)
  • l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
  • l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (Rochebaucourt)
  • Mont-Video (Barraute)
  • Pageau Refuge (Amos)
  • Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141126 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 880 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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