La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Appearance
La Jacques-Cartier | |
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Shannon |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jacques Marcotte |
Area | |
• Total | 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 43,485 |
• Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 24.0% |
• Dwellings | 16,206 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www.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:[3]
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Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
Population density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Median age | 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) |
Private dwellings | 16,206 (total) |
Median household income | $79,769 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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36,790
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34,895 | 25.2% | 94.85% | 1,295 | 22.2% | 3.52% | 280 | 30.2% | 0.76% | 320 | 39.6% | 0.87% | |||||
2006
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29,680
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27,875 | 13.1% | 93.92% | 1,060 | 17.2% | 3.57% | 215 | 2.4% | 0.72% | 530 | 112.0% | 1.79% | |||||
2001
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26,380
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24,640 | 7.9% | 93.40% | 1,280 | 15.5% | 4.85% | 210 | 27.3% | 0.80% | 250 | 35.1% | 0.95% | |||||
1996
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24,705
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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]
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See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141093". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipale et des Régions du Québec. "MRC La Jacques-Cartier - Répertoire des municipalités". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 220". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "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
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map