Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Matawinie | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°WCoordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Rawdon |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 49,516 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.4% |
• Dwellings | 34,229 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website |
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Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 49,516.[3]
Subdivisions
There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Matawinie Regional County Municipality community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
Population: | 49,516 (-0.4% from 2006) | 49,717 (+15.4% from 2001) | 43,177 (+4.5% from 1996) |
Land area: | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) | 9,520.43 km2 (3,675.86 sq mi) | 9,667.31 km2 (3,732.57 sq mi) |
Population density: | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Median age: | 49.4 (M: 49.3, F: 49.4) | 46.8 (M: 46.7, F: 46.8) | 44.1 (M: 44.0, F: 44.2) |
Total private dwellings: | 34,229 | 33,240 | 31,868 |
Median household income: | $43,708 | $39,569 | $32,697 |
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5] |
Historical Census Data - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
49,055 |
43,990 | 1.1% | 89.67% | 1,975 | 24.2% | 4.03% | 315 | 23.5% | 0.64% | 2,775 | 4.8% | 5.66% | |||||
2006 |
49,250 |
44,490 | 16.3% | 90.33% | 1,590 | 11.7% | 3.23% | 255 | 5.6% | 0.52% | 2,915 | 28.7% | 5.92% | |||||
2001 |
42,605 |
38,270 | 4.9% | 89.83% | 1,800 | 11.1% | 4.22% | 270 | 6.9% | 0.63% | 2,265 | 19.2% | 5.32% | |||||
1996 |
40,710 |
36,495 | n/a | 89.65% | 2,025 | n/a | 4.97% | 290 | n/a | 0.71% | 1,900 | n/a | 4.67% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
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See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141056 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 620 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 3 4 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
La Tuque TE | Mékinac RCM | |||
Antoine-Labelle RCM | Maskinongé RCM | |||
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Les Laurentides RCM Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM |
La Rivière-du-Nord RCM / Montcalm RCM / Joliette RCM | D'Autray RCM |
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