La Côte-de-Gaspé is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.
La Côte-de-Gaspé | |
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| Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W / 49.167°N 64.917°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Gaspé |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | François Roussy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,306.50 km2 (1,662.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 17,117 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  4.8% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,117 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census.[3] Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.
Subdivisions edit
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics edit
Population edit
Canada census – La Côte-de-Gaspé community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 17,547 (+2.5% from 2016) | 17,117 (-4.8% from 2011) | 17,985 (+0.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4,088.39 km2 (1,578.54 sq mi) | 4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi) | 4,097.66 km2 (1,582.12 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52.0 (M: 51.2, F: 52.4) | 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) | 48.4 (M: 47.9, F: 48.9) |
| Private dwellings | 8,906 (total) 8,034 (occupied) | 8,648 (total) | 8,486 (total) |
| Median household income | $69,500 | $57,676 | $50,936 |
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Language edit
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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16,855
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14,965 | 5.6%
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88.8% | 1,600 | 7.8%
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9.5% | 185 |  5.7%
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1.1% | 105 | 75.0%
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0.6% | |||||
2011
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17,830
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15,860 | 3.0%
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88.95% | 1,735 | 9.6%
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9.73% | 175 | 59.1%
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0.98% | 60 | 71.4%
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0.34% | |||||
2006
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17,635
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15,395 | 5.2%
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87.30% | 1,920 | 4.1%
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10.89% | 110 | 18.5%
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0.62% | 210 | 281.8%
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1.19% | |||||
2001
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18,275
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16,240 | 9.6%
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88.86% | 1,845 | 22.0%
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10.10% | 135 | 37.2%
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0.74% | 55 | 10.0%
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0.30% | |||||
1996
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20,585
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17,955 | n/a | 87.22% | 2,365 | n/a | 11.49% | 215 | n/a | 1.04% | 50 | n/a | 0.24% | |||||
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:[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141099". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality (Code 2403) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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