Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Témiscamingue (French pronunciation: [temiskamɛ̃ɡ]) is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie.[2]
Témiscamingue | |
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| Coordinates: 47°33′N 79°14′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Effective | April 15, 1981 |
| County seat | Ville-Marie |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Martin Lefebvre |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,233.77 km2 (7,426.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 16,327.26 km2 (6,303.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 16,132 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 8,821 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www.mrc temiscamingue.qc.ca |
Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not practical to travel between the two within Quebec without taking a major detour north towards Quebec Route 117. The shorter route is to cross into Ontario at Notre-Dame-du-Nord or Témiscaming and travel south on Highway 11, then east on Highway 17, before crossing back at L'Isle-aux-Allumettes.
Subdivisions
There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 16,132 (+1.0% from 2016) | 15,980 (-2.7% from 2011) | 16,425 (-3.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 16,327.26 km2 (6,303.99 sq mi) | 16,420.32 km2 (6,339.92 sq mi) | 16,419.63 km2 (6,339.65 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.0 (M: 48.0, F: 48.0) | 46.9 (M: 46.3, F: 47.5) | 44.4 (M: 43.8, F: 44.9) |
| Private dwellings | 8,821 (total) 7,317 (occupied) | 8,992 (total) | 8,494 (total) |
| Median household income | $65,500 | $55,627 | $48,835 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2016 |
15,785 |
13,265 |  3.9% |
84.04% | 2,185 | 0.9% |
13.84% | 140 | 3.7% |
0.89% | 195 | 14.7% |
1.24% | |||||
2011 |
16,270 |
13,800 | 2.3% |
84.82% | 2,165 | 0.2% |
13.31% | 135 | 68.8% |
0.83% | 170 | 58.0% |
1.04% | |||||
2006 |
16,775 |
14,120 | 4.6% |
84.17% | 2,170 | 2.1% |
12.94% | 80 | 38.5% |
0.48% | 405 | 72.3% |
2.41% | |||||
2001 |
17,285 |
14,795 | 1.6% |
85.59% | 2,125 | 14.1% |
12.29% | 130 | 27.8% |
0.75% | 235 | 67.9% |
1.36% | |||||
1996 |
17,825 |
15,030 | n/a | 84.32% | 2,475 | n/a | 13.88% | 180 | n/a | 1.01% | 140 | n/a | 0.79% | |||||
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
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