Papineau Regional County Municipality

Papineau is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Papineauville.

Papineau
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatPapineauville
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectM. Benoit Lauzon
Area
 • Total3,205.90 km2 (1,237.80 sq mi)
 • Land2,941.79 km2 (1,135.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total22,832
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 1.3%
 • Dwellings
15,893
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.mrcpapineau.com

Subdivisions

There are 24 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Name Type Population
(2016)		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(inhab./km2)
Boileau Municipality 335 136.33 2.5
Bowman Municipality 658 129.30 5.1
Chénéville Municipality 764 66.76 11.4
Duhamel Municipality 430 434.57 1.0
Fassett Municipality 431 12.49 34.5
Lac-des-Plages Municipality 431 152.94 2.8
Lac-Simon Municipality 944 97.48 9.7
Lochaber Township 415 60.70 6.8
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest Township 856 57.45 14.9
Mayo Municipality 601 73.25 8.2
Montebello Municipality 983 8.62 114.0
Montpellier Municipality 985 249.14 4.0
Mulgrave-et-Derry Municipality 369 293.75 1.3
Namur Municipality 572 56.76 10.1
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Municipality 301 264.97 1.1
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Municipality 648 106.62 6.1
Papineauville Municipality 2,101 61.33 34.3
Plaisance Municipality 1,088 36.15 30.1
Ripon Municipality 1,542 131.47 11.7
Saint-André-Avellin Municipality 3,749 137.99 27.2
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk Municipality 477 56.68 8.4
Saint-Sixte Municipality 469 85.33 5.5
Thurso City 2,818 6.28 449.0
Val-des-bois Municipality 865 225.42 3.8
Total 22,832 2,941.79 7.8

Demographics
Canada census – Papineau Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011
Population: 22,832 (1.3% from 2011) 22,541 (3.1% from 2006)
Land area: 2,941.79 km2 (1,135.83 sq mi) 2,941.82 km2 (1,135.84 sq mi)
Population density: 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Median age: 52.1 (M: 52.2, F: 52.0) 49.9 (M: 49.8, F: 50.1)
Total private dwellings: 15,893 14,569
Median household income: $51,196 $44,308
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6]
Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 18,790—    
1991 19,526+3.9%
1996 20,308+4.0%
2001 20,367+0.3%
2006 21,863+7.3%
2011 22,541+3.1%
2016 22,832+1.3%

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 21,015 92.6%
English only 1,150 5.1%
Both English and French 250 1.1%
Other languages 270 1.19%

In 2016, the population of Papineau was 22,832 inhabitants. The population of Papineau is roughly 93% francophone and 5% anglophone.[3]

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141047 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 800 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Papineau, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
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