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Mont-Albert, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°55′N 66°11′W / 48.917°N 66.183°W / 48.917; -66.183
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Mont-Albert
Unorganized territory
Mount Albert
Mount Albert
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Mont-Albert is located in Eastern Quebec
Mont-Albert
Mont-Albert
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°55′N 66°11′W / 48.917°N 66.183°W / 48.917; -66.183[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Haute-Gaspésie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,457.10 km2 (1,334.79 sq mi)
 • Land3,470.44 km2 (1,339.94 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total204
 • Density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 6.4%
 • Dwellings
87
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0E 2G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-198
R-299
Summit of Mont Jacques-Cartier

Mont-Albert is an unorganized territory in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada.

The only population centre within the territory is Cap-Seize, located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts along Quebec Route 299. It was established circa 1940 as a forestry centre and named after the nearby Cap-Seize Creek, a tributary of the Sainte-Anne River. While the name literally means "Cape Sixteen", it is actually a transformation of the English word "capsize", the creek's original name. A post office operated there from 1946 to 1969.[4]

The ghost town of Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-southeast of Cap-Chat, at an altitude of 380 metres (1,250 ft). It was formed in 1932 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan to encourage colonization of Gaspésie's interior and intended to bring relief during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The settlement was named after founding priest Louis-Octave Caron (1879–1942) and a hopeful outlook of the future (avenir is French for "future"). It grew to 1200 residents in 1937 but then declined until it was abandoned in 1971. Only summer camps remain.[5]

The territory is home to the Chic-Choc Wildlife Reserve and Gaspésie National Park where the eponymous Mount Albert and Mont Jacques-Cartier are located. Mount Albert, with a 1,151-metre-high (3,776 ft) peak, is the 9th highest peak in Quebec. It was named in honour of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha because geologist Alexander Murray made the first recorded ascent of the mountain on the Prince's birthday, 26 August 1845. Mount Jacques-Cartier, with an altitude of 1,270 metres (4,170 ft), is Quebec's second highest mountain.[6][7]

Both mountains are popular with hikers (the International Appalachian Trail traverses them both) and share a unique ecology for its latitude: snow cover for 9 months of the year and alpine tundra vegetation. Furthermore, the territory is also home to migratory woodland caribou, the only remaining herd south of the Saint Lawrence.[6][8]

Demographics

Canada census – Mont-Albert, Quebec community profile
2011
Population204 (-6.4% from 2006)
Land area3,470.44 km2 (1,339.94 sq mi)
Population density0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Median age44.4 (M: 47.6, F: 41.5)
Private dwellings87 (total) 
Median household income$.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2011[3] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census Data - Mont-Albert, Quebec[11]
YearPop.±%
1991 227—    
1996 207−8.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 222+7.2%
2006 218−1.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 204−6.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149673". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Mont-Albert". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  3. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  4. ^ "Cap-Seize" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  5. ^ "Saint-Octave-de-l'Avenir" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  6. ^ a b "Mont Albert" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  7. ^ "Mont Jacques Cartier". Peakery. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  8. ^ "Parc National de la Gaspesie". Sepaq. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  9. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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