Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083

Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality

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Caniapiscau
Location of Caniapiscau
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatFermont
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMartin St-Laurent
Area
 • Total
80,398.08 km2 (31,041.87 sq mi)
 • Land64,936.44 km2 (25,072.10 sq mi)
 Total area excludes reserves
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
3,838
 • Density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 1.1%
 • Dwellings
2,263
 Includes reserves
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.caniapiscau.net

Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont. The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the 2021 Canadian census, the combined population was 38,240.[5] The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 3838,[4] about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Canada census – Caniapiscau RCM community profile
2021
Population3,838 (-1.1% from 2016)
Land area64,936.44 km2 (25,072.10 sq mi)
Population density0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings2,263 (total)  1,547 (occupied)
Median household income
Notes: 2021 Population figure based on amended count. Data includes the reserves.
References: 2021[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Caniapiscau RCM
YearPop.±%
2011 4,260—    
2016 3,881−8.9%
2021 3,838−1.1%
Population figures based on revised counts. Data includes the reserves.
Source: Statistics Canada

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141113". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in français). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 972". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in français). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. Derived indirectly from Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (MAMH) website, by summing up data for Caniapiscau (40577.46 km2), Fermont (503.06 km2), Lac-Juillet (3595.81 km2), Lac-Vacher (550.51 km2), Rivière-Mouchalagane (35161.71 km2), and Schefferville (39.53 km2) total areas (total area given at website is 542.59 km2 which is an obvious error or typo).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Table 98-10-0018-01 Population and dwelling counts: Regional county municipalities (RCM), Quebec". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 April 2024. (population amount adjusted by Population and dwelling count amendments: Lac-Vacher had 0 population instead of 44).
  5. "Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau, Census division, Census division (CDR) Quebec. 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

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