Manicouagan Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Manicouagan (French pronunciation: [manikwaɡɑ̃]) is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
Manicouagan | |
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| Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Effective | April 1, 1981 |
| County seat | Baie-Comeau |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Guillaume Tremblay |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,993.62 km2 (15,441.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi) |
| Areas include native reserve | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 30,158 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 15,035 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | mrcmanicouagan |
Subdivisions
There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Manicouagan RCM community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 30,158 (-2.8% from 2016) | 31,027 (-3.1% from 2011) | 32,012 (-3.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi) | 35,705.48 km2 (13,785.96 sq mi) | 35,706.53 km2 (13,786.37 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 48.4, F: 48.8) | 46.6 (M: 46.7, F: 46.6) | 44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8) |
| Private dwellings | 15,035 (total) 13,781 (occupied) | 14,844 (total) | 14,580 (total) |
| Median household income | $73,500 | $64,034 | $59,298 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
30,765 |
28,035 | 3.1% |
91.13% | 220 | 2.2% |
0.72% | 95 |  5.6% |
0.31% | 2,415 | 2.4% |
7.85% | |||||
2011 |
31,720 |
28,930 | 3.1% |
91.20% | 225 | 21.6% |
0.71% | 90 | 80.0% |
0.28% | 2,475 | 5.0% |
7.80% | |||||
2006 |
32,695 |
29,855 | 2.4% |
91.31% | 185 | 24.5% |
0.57% | 50 | 44.4% |
0.15% | 2,605 | 6.8% |
7.97% | |||||
2001 |
33,370 |
30,595 | 9.3% |
91.68% | 245 | 69.0% |
0.73% | 90 |  0.0% |
0.27% | 2,440 | 21.1% |
7.31% | |||||
1996 |
35,990 |
33,740 | n/a | 93.75% | 145 | n/a | 0.40% | 90 | n/a | 0.25% | 2,015 | n/a | 5.60% | |||||
