Abitibi Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abitibi Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [abitibi] ⓘ) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.[2]
Abitibi | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Amos |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jacques Riopel |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 24,639 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 11,374 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 24,764 (+0.5% from 2016) | 24,639 (+1.2% from 2011) | 24,354 (+0.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 7,627.63 km2 (2,945.04 sq mi) | 7,679.36 km2 (2,965.02 sq mi) | 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44 (M: 43.2, F: 44.4) | 43.0 (M: 42.4, F: 43.7) | 42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7) |
| Private dwellings | 11,784 (total) 10,941 (occupied) | 11,374 (total) | 11,109 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $64,064 | $54,465 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
24,400 |
23,690 |  1.4% |
97.09% | 235 | 9.3% |
0.96% | 70 |  0% |
0.29% | 405 | 8.0% |
1.66% | |||||
2011 |
24,020 |
23,360 | 0.8% |
97.25% | 215 |  37.7% |
0.90% | 70 | 366.7% |
0.29% | 375 | 2.6% |
1.56% | |||||
2006 |
23,915 |
23,170 | 1.9% |
96.88% | 345 | 53.3% |
1.44% | 15 | 75.0% |
0.07% | 385 | 4.1% |
1.61% | |||||
2001 |
24,275 |
23,620 | 3.3% |
97.30% | 225 | 8.2% |
0.93% | 60 | 20.0% |
0.25% | 370 | 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:[9]
Protected areas
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] (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
- l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
- l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
- Mont-Video (Barraute)
- Pageau Refuge (Amos)
- Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)
See also
References
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