Abitibi Regional County Municipality

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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada













































































Abitibi
Regional county municipality
Location of Abitibi
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000[1]
Country
 Canada
Province
 Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Amos
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Jacques Riopel
Area[2][3]
 • Total 7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi)
 • Land 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 24,354
 • Density 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings
 11,109
Time zone
UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrcabitibi.qc.ca

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Subdivisions


  • 2 Demographics


    • 2.1 Population


    • 2.2 Language




  • 3 Transportation


    • 3.1 Access Routes




  • 4 Protected areas


  • 5 Attractions and other areas


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References





Subdivisions


There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]


Cities & Towns (1)

  • Amos

Municipalities (12)



  • Barraute

  • Berry

  • Champneuf

  • La Corne

  • La Morandière

  • La Motte

  • Preissac

  • Rochebaucourt

  • Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire

  • Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier

  • Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

  • Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville



Townships (3)



  • Landrienne

  • Launay

  • Trécesson



Parishes (1)

  • Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Unorganized Territory (2)


  • Lac-Chicobi

  • Lac-Despinassy



Demographics



Population















































Canada census – Abitibi Regional County Municipality community profile

2011
2006
Population:
24,354 (+0.3% from 2006)
 24,275 (-1.4% from 2001)
Land area:
7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi)
 7,674.19 km2 (2,963.02 sq mi)
Population density:
3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Median age:
42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7)
 40.3 (M: 39.9, F: 40.6)
Total private dwellings:
11,109
 11,013
Median household income:
$54,465
 $46,804
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]









Historical Census Data - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
















Year Pop. ±%
1991 25,334 —    
1996 25,280 −0.2%
















Year Pop. ±%
2001 24,613 −2.6%
2006 24,275 −1.4%











Year Pop. ±%
2011 24,354 +0.3%


Language


























































































































Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi 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

24,020
23,360
Increase 0.8%
 97.25%
215
Decrease 37.7%
 0.90%
70
Increase 366.7%
 0.29%
375
Decrease 2.6%
 1.56%

2006

23,915
23,170
Decrease 1.9%
 96.88%
345
Increase 53.3%
 1.44%
15
Decrease 75.0%
 0.07%
385
Increase 4.1%
 1.61%

2001

24,275
23,620
Decrease 3.3%
 97.30%
225
Decrease 8.2%
 0.93%
60
Increase 20.0%
 0.25%
370
Increase 15.6%
 1.52%

1996

25,050
24,435
 n/a
 97.54%
245
 n/a
 0.98%
50
 n/a
 0.20%
320
 n/a
 1.28%


Transportation



Access Routes


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













Protected areas


  • Parc national d'Aiguebelle


Attractions and other areas



  • Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)

  • Amos Airport (Trecesson)

  • Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)

  • Garde Dispensary (La Corne)

  • Grazie Gadens (La Motte)

  • l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (Rochebaucourt)

  • l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)

  • l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (Rochebaucourt)

  • Mont-Video (Barraute)

  • Pageau Refuge (Amos)

  • Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)



See also


  • List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec


References





  1. ^ Reference number 141126 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)


  2. ^ abcd Geographic code 880 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)


  3. ^ ab "(Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-18.


  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-18.


  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


  7. ^ ab Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


  8. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map











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