L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec

L'Île-d'Anticosti
L'Île-d'Anticosti
Municipality
	L'Île-d'Anticosti Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
	Coordinates: 49°30′N 63°00′W / 49.500°N 63.000°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Minganie
Constituted	January 1, 1984
Government
• Mayor	John Pineault
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	Duplessis
Area
• Total	9,291.18 km2 (3,587.34 sq mi)
• Land	7,715.99 km2 (2,979.16 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	218
• Density	0.03/km2 (0.08/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	9.2%
• Dwellings	186
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0G 2Y0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.ile-anticosti.com

L'Île d'Anticosti is a municipality in the Minganie Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. Its territory coincides with Anticosti Island, a large island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Within the municipality, the main populated area is Port-Menier.

Officially the municipality was formed first in 1902 when Anticosti Island was separated from the County of Saguenay. But since the entire island was privately owned, there was no elected council to preside over the islanders, who were either servants of the landlord or employees of logging companies.^[1] Even after the island was owned again by the provincial government in 1974, it took another decade to put a working municipal organization in place. On January 31, 1984, the first council was finally sworn in.^[5]

Communities

Port-Menier

The village of Port-Menier is the hub of the island. Its population doubles in the summer with seasonal workers and tourists. The economic mainstays are outdoor tourism and forestry/logging. Services available in Port-Menier are: general and grocery stores, gas station, banking, restaurant, and lodging.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec community profile

	2016	2011
Population	218 (-9.2% from 2011)	240 (-14.6% from 2006)
Land area	7,953.20 km² (3,070.75 sq mi)	7,892.15 km² (3,047.18 sq mi)
Population density	0.0/km² (0/sq mi)	0.0/km² (0/sq mi)
Median age	53.0 (M: 55.6, F: 54.2)	47.6 (M: 51.0, F: 46.3)
Private dwellings	186 (total)	161 (total)
Median household income	$56,704	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2016^[4] 2011^[3] earlier^[6]^[7]

Historical Census Data - L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec^[8]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	264	—
1996	263	−0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	266	+1.1%
2006	281	+5.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	240	−14.6%
2016	218	−9.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec^[8]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2016	215	210	10.6%	97.67%	5	0.0%	2.33%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2011	240	235	16.1%	97.92%	5	n/a%	2.08%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2006	280	280	7.1%	100.00%	0	100.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	100.0%	0.00%
2001	280	260	1.9%	92.86%	10	n/a%	3.57%	0	0.0%	0.00%	10	n/a%	3.57%
1996	265	265	n/a	100.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%

Time zone

Anticosti Island is bisected by the 63rd meridian west, and as a result, the eastern part of the municipality is officially within the AST legislated time zone boundary. However, in practice, all of L'Île-d'Anticosti observes the Eastern Time Zone (EST and EDT).^[9]

Education

Commission scolaire du Littoral operates St-Joseph School (francophone) in Port-Menier.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177366". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "L'Île-d'Anticosti". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ ^a ^b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
^ ^a ^b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
^ "Histoire d'Anticosti" (in French). Municipalité de L'Île-d'Anticosti. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
^ "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 census
^ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Schools and centers." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.

[toponymie-1] "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177366". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[mamrot-2] "L'Île-d'Anticosti". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[cp2011-3] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-04-03.

[cp2016-4] "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[IA-his-5] "Histoire d'Anticosti" (in French). Municipalité de L'Île-d'Anticosti. Retrieved 2009-11-05.

[cp2006-6] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-7] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

[scpast-8] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

[9] National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Schools and centers." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.

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