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Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Effective | January 1, 1983 |
County seat | Amos |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jacques Riopel |
Area | |
• Total | 7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi) |
• Land | 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 24,639 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 1.2% |
• Dwellings | 11,374 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website |
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Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos. [2]
There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 24,764 (+0.5% from 2016) | 24,639 (+1.2% from 2011) | 24,354 (+0.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 7,627.63 km2 (2,945.04 sq mi) | 7,679.36 km2 (2,965.02 sq mi) | 7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 44 (M: 43.2, F: 44.4) | 43.0 (M: 42.4, F: 43.7) | 42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7) |
Private dwellings | 11,784 (total) 10,941 (occupied) | 11,374 (total) | 11,109 (total) |
Median household income | $76,000 | $64,064 | $54,465 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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24,400
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23,690 | 1.4% | 97.09% | 235 | 9.3% | 0.96% | 70 | 0% | 0.29% | 405 | 8.0% | 1.66% | |||||
2011
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24,020
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23,360 | 0.8% | 97.25% | 215 | 37.7% | 0.90% | 70 | 366.7% | 0.29% | 375 | 2.6% | 1.56% | |||||
2006
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23,915
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23,170 | 1.9% | 96.88% | 345 | 53.3% | 1.44% | 15 | 75.0% | 0.07% | 385 | 4.1% | 1.61% | |||||
2001
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24,275
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23,620 | 3.3% | 97.30% | 225 | 8.2% | 0.93% | 60 | 20.0% | 0.25% | 370 | 15.6% | 1.52% | |||||
1996
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25,050
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24,435 | n/a | 97.54% | 245 | n/a | 0.98% | 50 | n/a | 0.20% | 320 | n/a | 1.28% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [11]
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