Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec

Baie-Johan-Beetz is a municipality and village in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada, located some 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Havre-Saint-Pierre. It has the lowest population of all incorporated places in the Côte-Nord region.

Baie-Johan-Beetz
Municipality
Le château
Baie-Johan-Beetz
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMMinganie
Constituted1 January 1966
Named forJohan Beetz
Government
 • MayorMartin Côté
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Total525.40 km2 (202.86 sq mi)
 • Land360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total81
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 14.7%
 • Dwellings
46
Time zoneUTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[5])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0G 1B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Websitewww.baiejohanbeetz.qc.ca

History
Johan Beetz

Joseph Tanguay, originally from Berthier, settled at the Little Watshishou River in 1854. Tanguay and his sons fished mostly for salmon on the Piashti, Corneille, Petite Watshishou, Watshishou and Quetachou rivers. In 1862 Tanguay moved to Baie Piashti.[6] Other early settlers came from the Magdalen Islands. The place was originally identified as "Piastre Bay", from the Innu expression piashite-pets, meaning "there where the water passes over/on top", or possibly originating from the word piashtibé, meaning "dry bay" or "where the water rises", which is a reference to the local bay that during low tide runs dry.[1]

The bay's name was spelled in a variety of ways, including Piashti Bay, Pillage Bay, Baie-de-Pillage, Piastibe, Piashte Bay, and Piestebé. Perhaps for this reason, its residents expressed a desire to change the village's name to Baie-Johan-Beetz in 1910. Johan Beetz (1874-1949) was a Belgian naturalist, who lived in the Bay from 1897 to 1922. He had moved there to breed fur animals, particularly foxes, and built a luxurious manor that residents today call le château (the castle). The bay was renamed in 1914, but the name was not officially adopted until 1965 when the place was incorporated.[1]

In 1996, Highway 138 was extended to Baie-Johan-Beetz, linking it to the municipality of Havre-Saint-Pierre and thereby breaking its isolation.[1]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 81 (-14.7% from 2006) 95 (+6.7% from 2001)
Land area: 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi) 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi)
Population density: 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)
Median age: 53.8 (M: 49.5, F: 55.0) 51.8 (M: 49.5, F: 53.0)
Total private dwellings: 46 49
Median household income: $.N/A $.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 107—    
1996 85−20.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 89+4.7%
2006 95+6.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 81−14.7%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
80
 80 11.1% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
90
 90 5.6% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2001
85
 85 5.9% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
80
 80 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Climate
Climate data for Baie-Johan-Beetz
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11
(52)		 16.5
(61.7)		 32
(90)		 29
(84)		 28.5
(83.3)		 29
(84)		 28.3
(82.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 32
(90)
Average high °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 4
(39)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.3
(66.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 14
(57)		 7.8
(46.0)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 5.8
(42.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)		 −12.8
(9.0)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 6
(43)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.2
(57.6)		 9.7
(49.5)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)
Average low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 1.6
(34.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.4
(50.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 5.3
(41.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −3.2
(26.2)
Record low °C (°F) −37.8
(−36.0)		 −38
(−36)		 −35
(−31)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −21.5
(−6.7)		 −33.9
(−29.0)		 −38
(−36)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.4
(2.85)		 40.4
(1.59)		 60.5
(2.38)		 56.8
(2.24)		 90.8
(3.57)		 99.4
(3.91)		 101.4
(3.99)		 95.3
(3.75)		 103.9
(4.09)		 105.7
(4.16)		 89.7
(3.53)		 73.3
(2.89)		 989.6
(38.96)
Source: Environment Canada[10]

Transports

The city is served by the Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (IATA: YBJ).

See also

References
  1. "Baie-Johan-Beetz (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Johan-Beetz Archived 28 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  4. "Baie-Johan-Beetz Census Profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 17 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Dumont 1986, pp. 44–45.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2010

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