Manicouagan Regional County Municipality

Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.

Manicouagan
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
Effective	April 1, 1981
County seat	Baie-Comeau
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Marcel Furlong
Area [2][3]
• Total	39,246.40 km^2 (15,153.12 sq mi)
• Land	35,705.48 km^2 (13,785.96 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	31,027
• Density	0.9/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	3.1%
• Dwellings	14,844
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrc manicouagan.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)

• Baie-Comeau

Municipalities (1)

• Franquelin

Parishes (1)

• Ragueneau

Villages (5)

• Baie-Trinité
• Chute-aux-Outardes
• Godbout
• Pointe-aux-Outardes
• Pointe-Lebel

Unorganized Territory (1)

• Rivière-aux-Outardes

Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)

• Pessamit

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Manicouagan Regional County Municipality community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	31,027 (-3.1% from 2011)	32,012 (-3.1% from 2006)	33,052 (-1.7% from 2001)
Land area:	35,705.48 km^2 (13,785.96 sq mi)	35,706.53 km^2 (13,786.37 sq mi)	35,699.62 km^2 (13,783.70 sq mi)
Population density:	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)
Median age:	46.6 (M: 46.7, F: 46.6)	44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8)	41.5 (M: 41.4, F: 41.7)
Total private dwellings:	14,844	14,580	15,000
Median household income:	$64,034	$59,298	$56,370
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Historical Census Data - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 36,108 —     1996 36,271 +0.5% 2001 33,620 −7.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 33,052 −1.7% 2011 32,012 −3.1% 2016 31,027 −3.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		30,765		28,035	3.1%	91.13%		220	2.2%	0.72%		95	5.6%	0.31%		2,415	2.4%	7.85%
2011		31,720		28,930	3.1%	91.20%		225	21.6%	0.71%		90	80.0%	0.28%		2,475	5.0%	7.80%
2006		32,695		29,855	2.4%	91.31%		185	24.5%	0.57%		50	44.4%	0.15%		2,605	6.8%	7.97%
2001		33,370		30,595	9.3%	91.68%		245	69.0%	0.73%		90	0.0%	0.27%		2,440	21.1%	7.31%
1996		35,990		33,740	n/a	93.75%		145	n/a	0.40%		90	n/a	0.25%		2,015	n/a	5.60%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways Route 138

Secondary Highways Route 389

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 960 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Manicouagan, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Official website (in French)