Authier-Nord

Authier-Nord is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 289.79 km² (111.89 sq mi) and had a population of 273 as of the 2011 Canadian Census.

Authier-Nord
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Authier-Nord Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°50′N 78°52′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	c. 1922
Constituted	January 1, 1983
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Gagnon
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	294.40 km^2 (113.67 sq mi)
• Land	280.92 km^2 (108.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	273
• Density	1.0/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	13.9%
• Dwellings	103
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1E0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	authier-nord.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1983.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Authier-Nord community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	273 (-13.9% from 2006)	317 (-5.9% from 2001)
Land area:	280.92 km^2 (108.46 sq mi)	280.92 km^2 (108.46 sq mi)
Population density:	1.0/km^2 (2.6/sq mi)	1.1/km^2 (2.8/sq mi)
Median age:	37.9 (M: 34.5, F: 41.0)	34.1 (M: 36.0, F: 31.8)
Total private dwellings:	103	142
Median household income:	$.N/A	$55,167
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Authier-Nord, Quebec[7]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 377 —     1996 374 −0.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 337 −9.9% 2006 317 −5.9%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 273 −13.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Authier-Nord, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		275		275	0.0%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		275		275	19.1%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		340		340	11.7%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		385		385	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

Municipal council

• Mayor: Alain Gagnon
• Councillors: Léopold Bergeron, Noëlla Dubé, Lorrie Gagnon, Cécile Hélie, Denis St-Georges, Jean-Yves Sylvestre

References

1. Reference number 133605 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Authier-Nord". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
3. "Authier-Nord census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census