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Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Effective | May 26, 1982 |
County seat | Rimouski |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Francis Saint-Pierre |
Area | |
• Total | 2,946.10 km2 (1,137.50 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,715.17 km2 (1,048.33 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 56,650 |
• Density | 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) |
• Change 2011–2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 28,811 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
Rimouski-Neigette is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is in Rimouski.
Subdivisions
[edit]There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Canada census – Rimouski-Neigette community profile
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 57,191 (+1.0% from 2016) | 56,650 (+2.8% from 2011) | 55,095 (+3.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 2,703.99 km2 (1,044.02 sq mi) | 2,715.17 km2 (1,048.33 sq mi) | 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 21.2/km2 (55/sq mi) | 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Median age | 47.2 (M: 45.6, F: 48.8) | 47.3 (M: 45.0, F: 49.3) | 46.2 (M: 44.4, F: 47.8) |
Private dwellings | 27,200 (total) | 28,811 (total) | 27,127 (total) |
Median household income | $56,835 | $50,891 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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55,595
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54,900 | ![]() |
98.11% | 375 | ![]() |
0.67% | 165 | ![]() |
0.29% | 515 | ![]() |
0.92% | |||||
2011
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54,320
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53,495 | ![]() |
98.48% | 345 | ![]() |
0.64% | 145 | ![]() |
0.27% | 335 | ![]() |
0.62% | |||||
2006
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52,170
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51,050 | ![]() |
97.85% | 380 | ![]() |
0.73% | 95 | ![]() |
0.18% | 645 | ![]() |
1.24% | |||||
2001
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50,975
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50,490 | ![]() |
99.05% | 270 | ![]() |
0.53% | 70 | ![]() |
0.14% | 145 | ![]() |
0.28% | |||||
1996
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51,895
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51,215 | n/a | 98.69% | 420 | n/a | 0.81% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% |
Transportation
[edit]Access Routes
[edit]![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Route_132%2C_Rimouski_01.jpg/220px-Route_132%2C_Rimouski_01.jpg)
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141044". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 100". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rimouski-Neigette, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality (Code 2410) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
[edit]Media related to Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality at Wikimedia Commons