La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality

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La Jacques-Cartier
Regional county municipality
Location of La Jacques-Cartier
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
EffectiveApril 1, 1981
County seatShannon
Municipalities
List
Government
[1]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJacques Marcotte
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi)
 • Land3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total36,883
 • Density11.5/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 24.0%
 • Dwellings
16,206
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrc.
lajacquescartier.qc.ca

La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality community profile
2011
Population36,883 (+24.0% from 2006)
Land area3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi)
Population density11.5/km2 (30/sq mi)
Median age35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8)
Private dwellings16,206 (total) 
Median household income$79,769
References: 2011[3] earlier[5][6]
Historical Census Data - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 23,282—    
1996 24,819+6.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 26,459+6.6%
2006 29,738+12.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 36,883+24.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
36,790
 34,895 Increase 25.2% 94.85% 1,295 Increase 22.2% 3.52% 280 Increase 30.2% 0.76% 320 Decrease 39.6% 0.87%
2006
29,680
 27,875 Increase 13.1% 93.92% 1,060 Decrease 17.2% 3.57% 215 Increase 2.4% 0.72% 530 Increase 112.0% 1.79%
2001
26,380
 24,640 Increase 7.9% 93.40% 1,280 Decrease 15.5% 4.85% 210 Increase 27.3% 0.80% 250 Increase 35.1% 0.95%
1996
24,705
 22,840 n/a 92.45% 1,515 n/a 6.13% 165 n/a 0.67% 185 n/a 0.75%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipale et des Régions du Québec. "MRC La Jacques-Cartier - Répertoire des municipalités". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 220". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c Statistics Canada (March 10, 2007). "2011 Community profiles - La Jacques-Cartier". Retrieved 2009-04-15. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141093". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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