Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083
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Caniapiscau
Regional county municipality
Location of Caniapiscau
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatFermont
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMartin St-Laurent
Area
[3][4]
 • Total80,398.08 km2 (31,041.87 sq mi)
 • Land64,936.44 km2 (25,072.10 sq mi)
 Total area excludes reserves
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total3,838
 • Density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
 Clerk declined 1.1%
 • Dwellings
2,263
 Includes reserves
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.caniapiscau.net

Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont.

The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the 2021 Canadian census, the combined population was 38,240.[5] The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 3838,[4] about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.

Subdivisions[edit]

There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM:[2]

Demographics[edit]

Canada census – Caniapiscau RCM community profile
2021
Population3,838 (-1.1% from 2016)
Land area64,936.44 km2 (25,072.10 sq mi)
Population density0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings2,263 (total)  1,547 (occupied)
Median household income
Notes: 2021 Population figure based on amended count. Data includes the reserves.
References: 2021[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Caniapiscau RCM
YearPop.±%
2011 4,260—    
2016 3,881−8.9%
2021 3,838−1.1%
Population figures based on revised counts. Data includes the reserves.
Source: Statistics Canada

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:[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141113". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 972". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ Derived indirectly from Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH) website, by summing up data for Caniapiscau (40577.46 km2), Fermont (503.06 km2), Lac-Juillet (3595.81 km2), Lac-Vacher (550.51 km2), Rivière-Mouchalagane (35161.71 km2), and Schefferville (39.53 km2) total areas (total area given at website is 542.59 km2 which is an obvious error or typo).
  4. ^ a b c "Table 98-10-0018-01 Population and dwelling counts: Regional county municipalities (RCM), Quebec". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 April 2024. (population amount adjusted by Population and dwelling count amendments: Lac-Vacher had 0 population instead of 44).
  5. ^ "Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau, Census division, Census division (CDR) Quebec. 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

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