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Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine | |
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Manche-d'Épée | |
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM. | |
Sainte-Madeleine-de- la-Rivière-Madeleine Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
| Constituted | February 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joël Côté |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 262.30 km2 (101.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 289 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 13.5% |
| • Dwellings | 281 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www.gaspesie.net/ municipaliteste-Madeleine |
The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.
The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.
Demographics edit
Population edit
Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine community profile
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 289 (-13.5% from 2011) | 334 (-10.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi) | 262.42 km2 (101.32 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Median age | 62.4 (M: 62.9, F: 61.7) | 58.6 (M: 58.5, F: 58.8) |
| Private dwellings | 281 (total) | 298 (total) |
| Median household income | $35,072 | $29,118 |
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Language edit
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 290 | 280 | 16.4% | 96.6% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2011 | 330 | 335 | 6.9% | 101.5% | 5 | n/a% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2006 | 360 | 360 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2001 | 415 | 410 | 14.6% | 98.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
1996 | 480 | 480 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Gallery edit
- Lighthouse in Madeleine-Centre
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Church
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56260". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census