Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Quebec

Saint-Octave-de-Métis is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Octave-de-Métis
Parish municipality
Church in Saint-Octave-de-Métis
Location within La Mitis RCM
St-Octave-de-Métis
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.6009025°N 68.0808572°W / 48.6009025; -68.0808572[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Mitis
ConstitutedApril 25, 1908
Government
 • MayorMylène-Julie Lavoie
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total75.20 km2 (29.03 sq mi)
 • Land74.83 km2 (28.89 sq mi)
Population
 • Total520
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 6.6%
 • Dwellings
218
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 3B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 234

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Octave-de-Métis had a population of 345 living in 142 of its 149 total dwellings, a -29.3% change from its 2006 population of 488.[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 520 living in 210 of its 218 total dwellings, a 6.6% change from 2006.[4] With a land area of 74.83 km2 (28.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.95/km2 (18.00/sq mi) in 2011.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 57331 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 09055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2409055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-10-13.



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