La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
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 | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,813 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 10% |
• Dwellings | 19,877 |
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 (French pronunciation: [la ʒak kaʁtje]) 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
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 47,813 (+10.0% from 2016) | 43,485 (+17.8% from 2011) | 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) | 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
Population density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Median age | 37.2 (M: 37.6, F: 36.8) | 36.0 (M: 36.4, F: 35.7) | 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) |
Private dwellings | 19,877 (total) 18,301 (occupied) | 18,401 (total) | 16,206 (total) |
Median household income | $109,000 | $90,884 | $79,769 |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
47,810 |
45,315 | 10.3 | 94.8% | 1,220 | 13.8% | 2.6% | 640 | 75.3% | 1.3% | 500 | 6.5% | 1.0% | |||||
2016 |
43,410 |
41,095 | 17.8% | 94.7% | 1,415 | 9.3% | 3.3% | 365 | 30.4% | 0.8% | 535 | 67.2% | 0.9% | |||||
2011 |
36,790 |
34,895 | 25.2% | 94.9% | 1,295 | 22.2% | 3.5% | 280 | 30.2% | 0.8% | 320 | 39.6% | 0.9% | |||||
2006 |
29,680 |
27,875 | 13.1% | 93.9% | 1,060 | 17.2% | 3.6% | 215 | 2.4% | 0.7% | 530 | 112.0% | 1.8% | |||||
2001 |
26,380 |
24,640 | 7.9% | 93.4% | 1,280 | 15.5% | 4.9% | 210 | 27.3% | 0.8% | 250 | 35.1% | 1.0% | |||||
1996 |
24,705 |
22,840 | n/a | 92.5% | 1,515 | n/a | 6.1% | 165 | n/a | 0.7% | 185 | n/a | 0.8% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
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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". Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. 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 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: La Jacques-Cartier, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "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, 2021 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map