Bonaventure | |
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Regional county municipality | |
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Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°WCoordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Effective | April 8, 1981 |
County seat | New Carlisle |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Guy Poirier |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 4,401.70 km2 (1,699.51 sq mi) |
• Land | 4,375.27 km2 (1,689.30 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 18,000 |
• Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 8,525 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.[2]
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Subdivisions[edit]
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics[edit]
Population[edit]
Canada census – Bonaventure Regional County Municipality community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
Population: | 18,000 (+0.3% from 2006) | 17,948 (-1.7% from 2001) | 18,267 (-6.6% from 1996) |
Land area: | 4,375.27 km2 (1,689.30 sq mi) | 4,375.24 km2 (1,689.29 sq mi) | 4,375.15 km2 (1,689.25 sq mi) |
Population density: | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Median age: | 50.1 (M: 49.4, F: 50.7) | 46.3 (M: 45.9, F: 46.6) | 42.7 (M: 42.3, F: 43.1) |
Total private dwellings: | 8,525 | 7,959 | 7,808 |
Median household income: | $47,827 | $41,065 | $33,550 |
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5] |
Historical Census Data - Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language[edit]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total |
French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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17,755
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14,915 | ![]() |
84.00% | 2,645 | ![]() |
14.90% | 145 | ![]() |
0.82% | 50 | ![]() |
0.28% | |||||
2006
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17,730
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14,665 | ![]() |
82.71% | 2,795 | ![]() |
15.76% | 70 | ![]() |
0.40% | 200 | ![]() |
1.13% | |||||
2001
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17,995
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15,170 | ![]() |
84.30% | 2,525 | ![]() |
14.03% | 270 | ![]() |
1.50% | 30 | ![]() |
0.17% | |||||
1996
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19,410
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16,470 | n/a | 84.85% | 2,820 | n/a | 14.53% | 105 | n/a | 0.54% | 15 | n/a | 0.08% |
Transportation[edit]
Access Routes[edit]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
Attractions[edit]
- Banc-de-Paspébiac Historical Site (Paspébiac)
- Bonaventure Airport (Bonaventure)
- Canomore Hydro (Saint-Elzéar)
- Gaspésie Biopark/Acadian Museum of Quebec (Bonaventure)
- Gaspésie British Heritage Centre (New Richmond)
- Hamilton House (1852) (New Carlisle)
- Pin-Rouge Ski Area (New Richmond)
- Saint-Elzéar Cave (Saint-Elzéar)
- St-Edgar Covered Bridge (1938) (New Richmond)
Protected Areas[edit]
- Petite-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve
- MLPC Campaign Post
- Rivière-Bonaventure ZEC
- Rivière-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Rivière-Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Reference number 141115 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ^ a b c d Geographic code 050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ^ a b c "(Code 2405) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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