La Matapédia Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 48°18′N 67°34′W / 48.300°N 67.567°W / 48.300; -67.567
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La Matapédia
Regional county municipality
Location of La Matapédia
Coordinates: 48°18′N 67°34′W / 48.300°N 67.567°W / 48.300; -67.567[1]
Country Canada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatAmqui
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectChantale Lavoie
 • Federal ridingAvignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
 • MPKristina Michaud (BQ)
 • MNAPascal Bérubé (PQ)
Area
[2][3]
 • Total5,389.00 km2 (2,080.70 sq mi)
 • Land5,374.57 km2 (2,075.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total17,592
 • Density3.3/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Decrease 1.9%
 • Dwellings
9,274
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcmatapedia.qc.ca

La Matapédia is a regional county municipality (RCM) in eastern Quebec, Canada at the base of the Gaspé peninsula, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Its seat is in Amqui. It is named after the Matapédia River which runs through the western part of the RCM.

La Matapédia was created on January 1, 1982, succeeding from the former Matapédia County Municipality. The region was subject to one of the last waves of colonization in Quebec, settled mostly by people from the Lower Saint-Lawrence between 1850 and 1950. It is a rural region in the Matapedia Valley crossed by the Notre Dame Mountains. Agriculture and logging, and its related industries (forestry and wood products), are the main economic activities.[1]

Subdivisions[edit]

There are 25 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics[edit]

Amqui

Population[edit]

Canada census – La Matapédia community profile
202120162011
Population17,592 (-1.9% from 2016)17,925 (-3.5% from 2011)18,573 (-3.3% from 2006)
Land area5,354.53 km2 (2,067.40 sq mi)5,374.57 km2 (2,075.13 sq mi)5,373.92 km2 (2,074.88 sq mi)
Population density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Median age52.4 (M: 52.0, F: 52.8)50.6 (M: 50.1, F: 51.2)48.0 (M: 47.7, F: 48.2)
Private dwellings9,274 (total)  8,258 (occupied)9,142 (total)  9,116 (total) 
Median household income$56,800$47,488$42,628
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 20,887—    
1996 20,883−0.0%
2001 19,920−4.6%
YearPop.±%
2006 19,199−3.6%
2011 18,573−3.3%
2016 17,925−3.5%
[10][3]

Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
17,790
 17,635 Decrease 3.2% 99.13% 70 Decrease 6.7% 0.39% 35 Increase 16.7% 0.20% 50 Increase 100.0% 0.28%
2011
18,345
 18,215 Decrease 2.4% 99.29% 75 Increase 36.4% 0.41% 30 Increase 200.0% 0.16% 25 Decrease 68.8% 0.14%
2006
18,810
 18,665 Decrease 3.4% 99.23% 55 Increase 57.1% 0.29% 10 Decrease 75.0% 0.05% 80 Increase 700.0% 0.43%
2001
19,405
 19,320 Decrease 4.7% 99.56% 35 Decrease 41.7% 0.18% 40 Decrease 42.9% 0.21% 10 Decrease 60.0% 0.05%
1996
20,435
 20,280 n/a 99.24% 60 n/a 0.29% 70 n/a 0.34% 25 n/a 0.12%

Transportation[edit]

Amqui station

Access routes[edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "La Matapédia (Municipalité régionale de comté)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. ^ a b c "La Matapédia". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Matapédia, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - La Matapédia, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) [Census division], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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