Abitibi Regional County Municipality
Abitibi  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 
| Effective | January 1, 1983 | 
| County seat | Amos | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture | 
| • Prefect | Jacques Riopel | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi) | 
| • Land | 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2016)[3]  | |
 • Total  | 24,639 | 
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) | 
|  • Change 2011-2016  | |
| • Dwellings | 11,374 | 
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | 
| Area code | 819 | 
| Website | www | 
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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.[2]
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Abitibi community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| 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 | 
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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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24,400 
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23,690 | 97.09% | 235 | 0.96% | 70 | 0.29% | 405 | 1.66% | |||||||||
2011 
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24,020 
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23,360 | 97.25% | 215 | 0.90% | 70 | 0.29% | 375 | 1.56% | |||||||||
2006 
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23,915 
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23,170 | 96.88% | 345 | 1.44% | 15 | 0.07% | 385 | 1.61% | |||||||||
2001 
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24,275 
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23,620 | 97.30% | 225 | 0.93% | 60 | 0.25% | 370 | 1.52% | |||||||||
1996 
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25,050 
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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:[9]
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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)
 
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141126". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
 - ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 880". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
 - ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
 - ^ "Abitibi Regional County Municipality (Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
 - ^ "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 2019-12-02.
 - ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
 - ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
 - ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
 
