Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Appearance
Matawinie | |
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Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Rawdon |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
Area | |
• Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 9,423.15 km2 (3,638.30 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 55,500 |
• Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 37,357 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.[3]
Subdivisions
There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Matawinie community profile
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 55,500 (+10.0% from 2016) | 50,235 (+1.9% from 2011) | 49,516 (-0.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 9,423.15 km2 (3,638.30 sq mi) | 9,528.19 km2 (3,678.85 sq mi) | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) |
Population density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Median age | 54.4 (M: 54.4, F: 54.4) | 52.6 (M: 52.5, F: 52.8) | 49.4 (M: 49.3, F: 49.4) |
Private dwellings | 26,510 (total) | 35,858 (total) | 34,229 (total) |
Median household income | $32,697 | $43,708 |
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Language
French and Atikamekw are the main languages.
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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55,065
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49,620 | ![]() |
90.1% | 1,825 | ![]() |
3.3% | 605 | ![]() |
1.1% | 2,845 | ![]() |
5.2% | |||||
2016
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49,955
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44,835 | ![]() |
89.8% | 1,855 | ![]() |
4.0% | 375 | ![]() |
0.6% | 2,890 | ![]() |
5.8% | |||||
2011
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49,055
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43,990 | ![]() |
89.7% | 1,975 | ![]() |
4.0% | 315 | ![]() |
0.6% | 2,775 | ![]() |
5.7% | |||||
2006
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49,250
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44,490 | ![]() |
90.3% | 1,590 | ![]() |
3.2% | 255 | ![]() |
0.5% | 2,915 | ![]() |
5.9% | |||||
2001
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42,605
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38,270 | ![]() |
89.8% | 1,800 | ![]() |
4.2% | 270 | ![]() |
0.6% | 2,265 | ![]() |
5.3% | |||||
1996
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40,710
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36,495 | n/a | 89.7% | 2,025 | n/a | 5.0% | 290 | n/a | 0.7% | 1,900 | n/a | 4.7% |
Transportation
Access Routes
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
References
- (in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141056". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 620". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2021 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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