Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec
Baie-Johan-Beetz | |
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Municipality | |
Le château | |
Baie-Johan-Beetz Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°WCoordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Minganie |
Constituted | 1 January 1966 |
Named for | Johan Beetz |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Martin Côté |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 525.40 km2 (202.86 sq mi) |
• Land | 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 81 |
• Density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 14.7% |
• Dwellings | 46 |
Time zone | Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST [5] (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Postal code(s) | G0G 1B0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 138 |
Website |
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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.
History
The first settlers came from the Magdalen Islands, and one family came from Berthier-sur-Mer. 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]
But 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 | |||
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2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
Population: | 81 (-14.7% from 2006) | 95 (+6.7% from 2001) | 89 (+4.7% from 1996) |
Land area: | 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi) | 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi) | 360.29 km2 (139.11 sq mi) |
Population density: | 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) | 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) | 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) |
Median age: | 53.8 (M: 49.5, F: 55.0) | 51.8 (M: 49.5, F: 53.0) | 55.6 (M: 52.0, F: 57.5) |
Total private dwellings: | 46 | 49 | 47 |
Median household income: | $.N/A | $.N/A | $.N/A |
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[6] 2001[7] |
Historical Census Data - Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baie-Johan-Beetz, 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 % | |||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.9 (48) |
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) |
−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) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−12.8 (9) |
−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) |
−38 (−36) |
−35 (−31) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−11.1 (12) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.8 (37) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−12.2 (10) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−33.9 (−29) |
−38 (−36) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.4 (2.85) |
40.4 (1.591) |
60.5 (2.382) |
56.8 (2.236) |
90.8 (3.575) |
99.4 (3.913) |
101.4 (3.992) |
95.3 (3.752) |
103.9 (4.091) |
105.7 (4.161) |
89.7 (3.531) |
73.3 (2.886) |
989.6 (38.961) |
Source: Environment Canada[9] |
Transports
The city is served by the Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (IATA: YBJ).
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Baie-Johan-Beetz (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Johan-Beetz
- 1 2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "Baie-Johan-Beetz Census Profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
- ↑ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2010
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