Abitibi Regional County Municipality
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Abitibi Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [abitibi] ⓘ) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:
| Cities & Towns (1) Amos | Municipalities (10) Barraute Berry Champneuf La Corne La Morandière-Rochebaucourt La Motte Preissac Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville | Townships (3) Landrienne Launay Trécesson | Parishes (1) Saint-Marc-de-Figuery | Unorganized Territory (2) Lac-Chicobi Lac-Despinassy | Indian Reserves (1) (not associated with RCM) Pikogan |
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical Census Data - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
| YearPop.±%199125,334—199625,280−0.2%200124,613−2.6% | YearPop.±%200624,275−1.4%201124,354+0.3%201624,639+1.2% | |
| 1991 | 25,334 | — |
| 1996 | 25,280 | −0.2% |
| 2001 | 24,613 | −2.6% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2006 | 24,275 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 24,354 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 24,639 | +1.2% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| 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:
| Autoroutes None | Principal Highways R-109 R-111 | Secondary Highways R-386 R-395 R-397 R-399 | External Routes None |
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)