Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Matawinie | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W / 46.267; -73.783Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W / 46.267; -73.783[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Rawdon |
| Government [2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
| Area [2][3] | |
| • Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 49,516 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | |
| • Dwellings | 34,229 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www.matawinie.org |
Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 49,516.[3]
Contents
1 Subdivisions
2 Demographics
2.1 Population
2.2 Language
3 Transportation
3.1 Access Routes
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Subdivisions
There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Matawinie Regional County Municipality community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 49,516 (-0.4% from 2006) | 49,717 (+15.4% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) | 9,520.43 km2 (3,675.86 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 49.4 (M: 49.3, F: 49.4) | 46.8 (M: 46.7, F: 46.8) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 34,229 | 33,240 | |
| Median household income: | $43,708 | $39,569 | |
| References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5] | |||
Historical Census Data - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 | 49,055 | 43,990 | 89.67% | 1,975 | 4.03% | 315 | 0.64% | 2,775 | 5.66% | |||||||||
2006 | 49,250 | 44,490 | 90.33% | 1,590 | 3.23% | 255 | 0.52% | 2,915 | 5.92% | |||||||||
2001 | 42,605 | 38,270 | 89.83% | 1,800 | 4.22% | 270 | 0.63% | 2,265 | 5.32% | |||||||||
1996 | 40,710 | 36,495 | n/a | 89.65% | 2,025 | n/a | 4.97% | 290 | n/a | 0.71% | 1,900 | n/a | 4.67% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]
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See also
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
(in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
^ Reference number 141056 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
^ abc Geographic code 620 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
^ abcd "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ ab Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- Matawinie MRC - official website