Manicouagan Regional County Municipality

Manicouagan
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°WCoordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
Effective	April 1, 1981
County seat	Baie-Comeau
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Mme Arlette Girard
Area[2][3]
• Total	39,246.40 km^2 (15,153.12 sq mi)
• Land	35,706.53 km^2 (13,786.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	32,012
• Density	0.9/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.1%
• Dwellings	14,580
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrc manicouagan.qc.ca

Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.

Subdivisions

There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

• Baie-Comeau

Municipalities (1)

• Franquelin

Parishes (1)

• Ragueneau

Villages (5)

• Baie-Trinité
• Chute-aux-Outardes
• Godbout
• Pointe-aux-Outardes
• Pointe-Lebel

Unorganized Territory (1)

• Rivière-aux-Outardes

Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)

• Pessamit

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Manicouagan Regional County Municipality community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	32,012 (-3.1% from 2006)	33,052 (-1.7% from 2001)	33,620 (-7.3% from 1996)
Land area:	35,706.53 km^2 (13,786.37 sq mi)	35,699.62 km^2 (13,783.70 sq mi)	35,699.74 km^2 (13,783.75 sq mi)
Population density:	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)
Median age:	44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8)	41.5 (M: 41.4, F: 41.7)	38.3 (M: 38.2, F: 38.4)
Total private dwellings:	14,580	15,000	14,898
Median household income:	$59,298	$56,370	$48,261
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 36,108 —     1996 36,271 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 33,620 −7.3% 2006 33,052 −1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 32,012 −3.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		31,720		28,930	3.1%	91.20%		225	21.6%	0.71%		90	80.0%	0.28%		2,475	5.0%	7.80%
2006		32,695		29,855	2.4%	91.31%		185	24.5%	0.57%		50	44.4%	0.15%		2,605	6.8%	7.97%
2001		33,370		30,595	9.3%	91.68%		245	69.0%	0.73%		90	0.0%	0.27%		2,440	21.1%	7.31%
1996		35,990		33,740	n/a	93.75%		145	n/a	0.40%		90	n/a	0.25%		2,015	n/a	5.60%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[7]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways Route 138

Secondary Highways Route 389

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 960 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Official website (French)