Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

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Abitibi-Ouest
Regional county municipality
Location of Abitibi-Ouest
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatLa Sarre
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDaniel Rancourt
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi)
 • Land3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total20,538
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings
10,053
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.mrc.ao.ca
[4]

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]

Subdivisions[]

There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (15)
Parishes (2)
Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics[]

Population[]

hideCanada census – Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 20,538 (-2.2% from 2011) 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) 20,792 (-5.4% from 2001)
Land area: 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi) 3,333.40 km2 (1,287.03 sq mi)
Population density: 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) 42.9 (M: 42.5, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings: 10,053 9,698 9,613
Median household income: $57,116 $48,589 $41,559
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 24,109—    
1996 23,571−2.2%
2001 21,984−6.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 20,792−5.4%
2011 21,003+1.0%
2016 20,538−2.2%
[9][3]

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[9][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
20,360
 20,515 Decrease 2.1% 98.62% 120 Decrease 7.7% 0.63% 75 Increase 50.0% 0.37% 85 Decrease 5.6% 0.42%
2011
20,785
 20,515 Increase 1.7% 98.70% 130 Increase 8.3% 0.63% 50 Increase 11.1% 0.24% 90 Decrease 30.8% 0.43%
2006
20,460
 20,165 Decrease 6.0% 98.56% 120 Increase 84.6% 0.59% 45 Decrease 43.8% 0.22% 130 Increase 18.2% 0.63%
2001
21,695
 21,440 Decrease 7.1% 98.82% 65 Decrease 18.8% 0.30% 80 Increase 45.5% 0.37% 110 Increase 266.7% 0.51%
1996
23,235
 23,070 n/a 99.29% 80 n/a 0.34% 55 n/a 0.27% 30 n/a 0.13%

Transportation[]

Access Routes[]

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

Attractions and other areas[]

  • Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
  • Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • Culture House (La Sarre)
  • Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
  • La Salle Airport (Clermont)
  • Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
  • Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
  • Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
  • Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
  • Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
  • Rang 11 School (Authier)
  • Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
  • Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)

Protected areas[]

Aiguebelle National Park

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 141125 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Geographic code 870 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi-Ouest, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "(Code 2487) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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