Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Quebec

Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Municipality

Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°46′N 78°07′W / 48.767°N 78.117°W / 48.767; -78.117Coordinates: 48°46′N 78°07′W / 48.767°N 78.117°W / 48.767; -78.117[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled c. 1924
Constituted January 1, 1978
Government[2]
 • Mayor Maurice Godbout
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
 • Total 500.80 km2 (193.36 sq mi)
 • Land 482.77 km2 (186.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 434
 • Density 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.9%
 • Dwellings 187
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0Y 2K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 109

Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 434 in the Canada 2011 Census. As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 434 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.9%)
  • Population in 2006: 447
  • Population in 2001: 476 (or 466 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 457
  • Population in 1991: 479

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Maurice Godbout
  • Councillors: Michel J. Audette, Josiane Ferron, Christian Legault, Daniel St-Pierre, Gisèle St-Pierre, Patricia Vaillancourt

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 92761 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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