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Pointe-Lebel,_Quebec Latitude and Longitude:

49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W / 49.167; -68.200
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Pointe-Lebel
Pointe-Lebel is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Pointe-Lebel
Pointe-Lebel
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°10′N 68°12′W / 49.167°N 68.200°W / 49.167; -68.200 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Manicouagan
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1964
Government
 • MayorMichelle Martin
 •  Federal riding Manicouagan
 •  Prov. riding René-Lévesque
Area
 • Total122.24 km2 (47.20 sq mi)
 • Land85.54 km2 (33.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total1,817
 • Density21.2/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 5.3%
 • Dwellings
935
Time zone UTC−5 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC−4 ( EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways R-138
Website www.pointe-lebel.com Edit this at Wikidata

Pointe-Lebel is a village municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Its territory makes up the western half of the Manicouagan Peninsula between the mouths of the Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-Lebel had a population of 1,817 living in 857 of its 935 total private dwellings, a change of -5.3% from its 2016 population of 1,918. With a land area of 85.54 km2 (33.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.2/km2 (55.0/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Population trend:

Historical census populations – Pointe-Lebel
Year Pop. ±%
1966 695—    
1971 756+8.8%
1976 1,302+72.2%
1981 1,573+20.8%
1986 1,709+8.6%
1991 1,818+6.4%
Year Pop. ±%
1996 2,011+10.6%
2001 1,931−4.0%
2006 1,958+1.4%
2011 1,973+0.8%
2016 1,918−2.8%
2021 1,817−5.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [3] [4]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 0.3%

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50165". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 96025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Pointe-Lebel (Code 2496025) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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