La Côte-de-Gaspé | |
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| Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W / 49.167°N 64.917°W | |
| 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 | 4,347.89 km2 (1,678.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,088.39 km2 (1,578.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 17,547 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
La Côte-de-Gaspé (French pronunciation: [la kot də ɡaspe] ⓘ) 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.
The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,547 inhabitants as of the 2021 Census. Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
Population
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 |
References: 2021 2016 2011
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Language
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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% | 88.8% | 1,600 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 185 | 5.7% | 1.1% | 105 | 75.0% | 0.6% | |||||
2011
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17,830
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15,860 | 3.0% | 88.95% | 1,735 | 9.6% | 9.73% | 175 | 59.1% | 0.98% | 60 | 71.4% | 0.34% | |||||
2006
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17,635
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15,395 | 5.2% | 87.30% | 1,920 | 4.1% | 10.89% | 110 | 18.5% | 0.62% | 210 | 281.8% | 1.19% | |||||
2001
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18,275
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16,240 | 9.6% | 88.86% | 1,845 | 22.0% | 10.10% | 135 | 37.2% | 0.74% | 55 | 10.0% | 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
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
See also
References
- ^ "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 "La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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