La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality

La Côte-de-Gaspé is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.

La Côte-de-Gaspé
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatGaspé
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectFrançois Roussy
Area
 • Total4,306.50 km2 (1,662.75 sq mi)
 • Land4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total17,117
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 4.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.cotedegaspe.ca

The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,117 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census.[3] Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics
Gaspé

Population
Canada census – La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 17,117 (-4.8% from 2011) 17,985 (+0.5% from 2006) 17,888 (-3.5% from 2001)
Land area: 4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi) 4,097.66 km2 (1,582.12 sq mi) 4,097.13 km2 (1,581.91 sq mi)
Population density: 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Median age: 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) 48.4 (M: 47.9, F: 48.9) 45.7 (M: 45.3, F: 46.1)
Total private dwellings: 8,648 8,486 8,026
Median household income: $57,676 $50,936 $43,255
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 20,903—    
1996 20,851−0.2%
2001 18,545−11.1%
YearPop.±%
2006 17,888−3.5%
2011 17,985+0.5%
2016 17,117−4.8%
[8][9][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][9][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
16,855
 14,965 5.6% 88.8% 1,600 7.8% 9.5% 185 5.7% 1.1% 105 75.0% 0.6%
2011
17,830
 15,860 3.0% 88.95% 1,735 9.6% 9.73% 175 59.1% 0.98% 60 71.4% 0.34%
2006
17,635
 15,395 5.2% 87.30% 1,920 4.1% 10.89% 110 18.5% 0.62% 210 281.8% 1.19%
2001
18,275
 16,240 9.6% 88.86% 1,845 22.0% 10.10% 135 37.2% 0.74% 55 10.0% 0.30%
1996
20,585
 17,955 n/a 87.22% 2,365 n/a 11.49% 215 n/a 1.04% 50 n/a 0.24%

Transportation

Access Routes
Quebec Route 132 in Forillon National Park

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141099 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. "(Code 2403) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map




This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.