La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality

La Jacques-Cartier
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W / 47.033; -71.583Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W / 47.033; -71.583[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Effective April 1, 1981
County seat Shannon
Municipalities
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Jacques Marcotte
Area[3][4]
 • Total 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi)
 • Land 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 36,883
 • Density 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 24.0%
 • Dwellings 16,206
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrc.
lajacquescartier.qc.ca

La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[3]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) 29,738 (+12.4% from 2001) 26,459 (+6.6% from 1996)
Land area: 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) 3,194.67 km2 (1,233.47 sq mi) 3,194.81 km2 (1,233.52 sq mi)
Population density: 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
Median age: 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) 36.8 (M: 37.0, F: 36.5) 35.2 (M: 35.3, F: 35.1)
Total private dwellings: 16,206 13,356 12,302
Median household income: $79,769 $65,708 $52,571
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Historical Census Data - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 23,282—    
1996 24,819+6.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 26,459+6.6%
2006 29,738+12.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 36,883+24.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
36,790
 34,895 Increase 25.2% 94.85% 1,295 Increase 22.2% 3.52% 280 Increase 30.2% 0.76% 320 Decrease 39.6% 0.87%
2006
29,680
 27,875 Increase 13.1% 93.92% 1,060 Decrease 17.2% 3.57% 215 Increase 2.4% 0.72% 530 Increase 112.0% 1.79%
2001
26,380
 24,640 Increase 7.9% 93.40% 1,280 Decrease 15.5% 4.85% 210 Increase 27.3% 0.80% 250 Increase 35.1% 0.95%
1996
24,705
 22,840 n/a 92.45% 1,515 n/a 6.13% 165 n/a 0.67% 185 n/a 0.75%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141093 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ Ministère des Affaires municipale et des Régions du Québec. "MRC La Jacques-Cartier - Répertoire des municipalités". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  3. 1 2 Geographic code 220 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  4. 1 2 3 Statistics Canada (March 10, 2007). "2011 Community profiles - La Jacques-Cartier". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
La Tuque TE
Portneuf RCM La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
   La Jacques-Cartier RCM  
Quebec TE


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