La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Jacques-Cartier (French pronunciation: [la ʒak kaʁtje], Canadian French: [la ʒɑːk kaʁt͡sje]) is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
La Jacques-Cartier | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Effective | April 1, 1981 |
| County seat | Shannon |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jacques Marcotte |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,813 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  10% |
| • Dwellings | 19,877 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418, 581 |
| Website | mrc |
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[3]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – La Jacques-Cartier community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 47,813 (+10.0% from 2016) | 43,485 (+17.8% from 2011) | 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) | 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
| Population density | 15.0/km2 (39/sq mi) | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Median age | 37.2 (M: 37.6, F: 36.8) | 36.0 (M: 36.4, F: 35.7) | 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) |
| Private dwellings | 19,877 (total) 18,301 (occupied) | 18,401 (total) | 16,206 (total) |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $90,884 | $79,769 |
Language
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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 % | |||||
2021 |
47,810 |
45,315 | 10.3 |
94.8% | 1,220 |  13.8% |
2.6% | 640 | 75.3% |
1.3% | 500 | 6.5% |
1.0% | |||||
2016 |
43,410 |
41,095 | 17.8% |
94.7% | 1,415 | 9.3% |
3.3% | 365 | 30.4% |
0.8% | 535 | 67.2% |
0.9% | |||||
2011 |
36,790 |
34,895 | 25.2% |
94.9% | 1,295 | 22.2% |
3.5% | 280 | 30.2% |
0.8% | 320 | 39.6% |
0.9% | |||||
2006 |
29,680 |
27,875 | 13.1% |
93.9% | 1,060 | 17.2% |
3.6% | 215 | 2.4% |
0.7% | 530 | 112.0% |
1.8% | |||||
2001 |
26,380 |
24,640 | 7.9% |
93.4% | 1,280 | 15.5% |
4.9% | 210 | 27.3% |
0.8% | 250 | 35.1% |
1.0% | |||||
1996 |
24,705 |
22,840 | n/a | 92.5% | 1,515 | n/a | 6.1% | 165 | n/a | 0.7% | 185 | n/a | 0.8% | |||||
