Belcourt, Quebec
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| Belcourt | |
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| Coordinates: 48°24′N 77°21′W / 48.4°N 77.35°WCoordinates: 48°24′N 77°21′W / 48.4°N 77.35°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Regional county | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1915 |
| Incorporated | October 24, 1918 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Carol Nolet |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area[2] | |
| • Land | 410.92 km2 (158.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 256 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J0Y 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Belcourt is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
[edit] History
Following the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, the area opened up for colonization. The new settlement was originally called Café or Coffee but renamed to Goulet, after the first permanent settler who arrived in 1915. In 1918, it was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Carpentier-et-Courville. Since there already was a Goulet Post Office in Bellechasse County, the place was officially renamed to Belcourt in 1958, in honour of Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt (1860-1932).[3]
[edit] Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2006: 256 (2001 to 2006 population change: -5.9 %)
- Population in 2001: 272
- Population in 1996: 285
- Population in 1991: 292
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 128)
Mother tongue:[2]
- English as first language: 0 %
- French as first language: 100 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %
[edit] References
- ^ "Belcourt" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/89050/. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Belcourt community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2489050&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Belcourt&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ "Belcourt (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=4722. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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