Rapide-Danseur, Quebec

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Rapide-Danseur
Municipality
Église Rapide-Danseur.jpg
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Rapide-Danseur is located in Western Quebec
Rapide-Danseur
Rapide-Danseur
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1928
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1981
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Gagnon
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total183.90 km2 (71.00 sq mi)
 • Land175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total350
 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2020
Increase 6.71%
 • Dwellings
195
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3G0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 388
Route 393
Websiterapide-danseur.ao.ca

Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 185.18 km2 and had a population of 328 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981.

Demographics[]

hideCanada census – Rapide-Danseur, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 328 (+5.1% from 2011) 312 (+14.3% from 2006) 273 (+3.0% from 2001)
Land area: 175.56 km2 (67.78 sq mi) 175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi) 174.81 km2 (67.49 sq mi)
Population density: 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Median age: 45.0 (M: 50.4, F: 41.5) 46.7 (M: 50.1, F: 44.5) 46.9 (M: 48.0, F: 46.5)
Total private dwellings: 195 162 170
Median household income: $69,888 $.N/A $.N/A
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Rapide-Danseur, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1981 246—    
1986 280+13.8%
1991 206−26.4%
YearPop.±%
1996 247+19.9%
2001 265+7.3%
2006 273+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 312+14.3%
2016 328+5.1%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 143 (total dwellings: 195)

Mother tongue:[9]

  • English as first language: 1.51%
  • French as first language: 98.48%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council[]

The municipal council consists of:[10]

  • Mayor: Alain Gagnon
  • Councillors: Joannie Langlois, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, Line Giasson, François Cloutier, Christiane Guillemette, Annie Gauthier

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 98700 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Décret de population 2021" (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada: , , , 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  9. ^ "Rapide-Danseur Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. ^ "Conseil municipal" (in French).





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