Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Lac-Saint-Jean-Est (French pronunciation: [lak sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ ɛst]) is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Alma. In 2016, 99.3% reported that they spoke French most often at home, according to the census.[3]
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | |
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| Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Alma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | André Paradis |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,917.10 km2 (1,126.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,779.97 km2 (1,073.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 52,741 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 25,450 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Lac-Saint-Jean-Est community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 52,475 (-0.5% from 2016) | 52,741 (+0.4% from 2011) | 52,520 (+2.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2,767.51 km2 (1,068.54 sq mi) | 2,779.97 km2 (1,073.35 sq mi) | 2,781.44 km2 (1,073.92 sq mi) |
| Population density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | 19.0/km2 (49/sq mi) | 18.9/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Median age | 47.2 (M: 46.4, F: 48.0) | 46.6 (M: 45.7, F: 47.6) | 45.3 (M: 44.2, F: 46.2) |
| Private dwellings | 25,764 (total) 23,497 (occupied) | 25,450 (total) | 24,653 (total) |
| Median household income | $69,500 | $58,076 | $52,048 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est 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 |
52,080 |
51,520 | 0.3% |
98.92% | 180 |  21.7% |
0.44% | 95 | 11.8% |
0.18% | 285 | 83.9% |
0.55% | |||||
2011 |
51,835 |
51,365 | 2.7% |
99.09% | 230 | 24.3% |
0.44% | 85 | 88.9% |
0.16% | 155 | 61.3% |
0.30% | |||||
2006 |
50,630 |
50,000 | 1.0% |
98.76% | 185 | 15.9% |
0.37% | 45 | 59.1% |
0.08% | 400 | 247.8% |
0.79% | |||||
2001 |
50,935 |
50,490 | 1.6% |
99.13% | 220 | 12.8% |
0.43% | 110 | 29.4% |
0.22% | 115 | 21.1% |
0.23% | |||||
1996 |
51,685 |
51,310 | n/a | 99.27% | 195 | n/a | 0.38% | 85 | n/a | 0.16% | 95 | n/a | 0.18% | |||||
