Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec

Rivière-à-Claude is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.

Rivière-à-Claude
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM.
Rivière-à-Claude Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W / 49.217°N 65.900°W / 49.217; -65.900
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	La Haute-Gaspésie
Settled	1860
Constituted	December 18, 1923
Government
• Mayor	Réjean Normand
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area ^[1]^[2]
• Total	153.70 km^2 (59.34 sq mi)
• Land	155.95 km^2 (60.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	141
• Density	0.9/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Dwellings	113
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0E 1Z0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132

History

 

Mill in 1922

The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.^[3]

In 1923, the place was incorporated. In 1968, the municipality was renamed to Rivière-à-Claude after the Claude River that has its source near the municipality's inland boundary. This river may be named in honour of a pioneer named Joseph Glaude, but there is no certainty since various spellings have existed over time.^[3]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	141 (+10.2% from 2016)	128 (-1.5% from 2011)	130 (-24.0% from 2006)
Land area	155.95 km^2 (60.21 sq mi)	156.28 km^2 (60.34 sq mi)	156.61 km^2 (60.47 sq mi)
Population density	0.9/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.8/km^2 (2.1/sq mi)	0.8/km^2 (2.1/sq mi)
Median age	62 (M: 62, F: 62.8)	64.0 (M: 62.5, F: 65.0)	58.5 (M: 55.8, F: 60.8)
Private dwellings	75 (total)	70 (total)	127 (total)
Median household income		$.N/A	$.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7][8]

Historical Census Data - Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

Year Pop. ±% 1991 203 —     1996 192 −5.4% 2001 161 −16.1%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 171 +6.2% 2011 130 −24.0% 2016 128 −1.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 141 +10.2%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Rivière-à-Claude". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
2. "Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". Census 2021 (in French). Statistique Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
3. "Rivière-à-Claude (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.