La Mitis Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (The Mitis) which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows through the central part of the region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.
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| Coordinates: 68.1°S 48.5°E[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Mont-Joli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Michel Côté |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,538.80 km2 (980.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 18,210 |
| • Density | 8/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 9,692 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
The county seat is in Mont-Joli.
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – La Mitis community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 18,363 (+0.8% from 2016) | 18,210 (-3.9% from 2011) | 18,942 (-2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2,275.56 km2 (878.60 sq mi) | 2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi) | 2,279.22 km2 (880.01 sq mi) |
| Population density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 51.2) | 49.5 (M: 49.0, F: 50.1) | 48.0 (M: 47.3, F: 48.6) |
| Private dwellings | 9,842 (total) 8,492 (occupied) | 9,692 (total) | 9,471 (total) |
| Median household income | $57,600 | $48,996 | $42,351 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
17,920 |
17,665 | 2.9% |
98.58% | 140 |  7.7% |
0.78% | 65 |  0.0% |
0.36% | 50 | 0.0% |
0.28% | |||||
2011 |
18,430 |
18,185 | 1.6% |
98.67% | 130 | 25.7% |
0.71% | 65 | 44.4% |
0.35% | 50 | 58.3% |
0.27% | |||||
2006 |
18,815 |
18,475 | 0.05% |
98.19% | 175 | 25.0% |
0.93% | 45 | 18.2% |
0.24% | 120 | 480.0% |
0.64% | |||||
2001 |
18,705 |
18,485 | 4.4% |
98.82% | 140 | 3.7% |
0.75% | 55 | 15.4% |
0.29% | 25 | 44.4% |
0.13% | |||||
1996 |
19,580 |
19,335 | n/a | 98.75% | 135 | n/a | 0.69% | 65 | n/a | 0.33% | 45 | n/a | 0.23% | |||||
