Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality

Rimouski-Neigette is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).
Rimouski-Neigette
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48.33°N 68.67°W / 48.33; -68.67[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveMay 26, 1982
County seatRimouski
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectFrancis Saint-Pierre
Area
 • Total2,946.10 km2 (1,137.50 sq mi)
 • Land2,715.17 km2 (1,048.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total56,650
 • Density20.9/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
 2.8%
 • Dwellings
28,811
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581

The county seat is in Rimouski.

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (1)
Parishes (7)
Unorganized Territory (1)

Demographics
Rimouski

Population
Canada census – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 56,650 (+2.8% from 2011) 55,095 (+3.6% from 2006) 53,193 (+1.7% from 2001)
Land area: 2,715.17 km2 (1,048.33 sq mi) 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) 2,716.47 km2 (1,048.83 sq mi)
Population density: 20.9/km2 (54/sq mi) 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi)
Median age: 47.3 (M: 45.0, F: 49.3) 46.2 (M: 44.4, F: 47.8) 44.1 (M: 42.8, F: 45.2)
Total private dwellings: 28,811 27,127 25,380
Median household income: $56,835 $50,891 $43,616
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 51,290—    
1996 52,677+2.7%
2001 52,289−0.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 53,193+1.7%
2011 55,095+3.6%
2016 56,650+2.8%
[8][9][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language – Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality[8][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
55,595
 54,900 2.6% 98.11% 375 8.7% 0.67% 165 13.8% 0.29% 515 53.7% 0.92%
2011
54,320
 53,495 4.8% 98.48% 345 9.2% 0.64% 145 52.6% 0.27% 335 48.1% 0.62%
2006
52,170
 51,050 1.1% 97.85% 380 40.7% 0.73% 95 35.7% 0.18% 645 344.8% 1.24%
2001
50,975
 50,490 1.4% 99.05% 270 35.7% 0.53% 70 46.2% 0.14% 145 11.5% 0.28%
1996
51,895
 51,215 n/a 98.69% 420 n/a 0.81% 130 n/a 0.25% 130 n/a 0.25%

Transportation

Access Routes
Quebec Route 132 in Rimouski

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141044 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Rimouski-Neigette, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. "(Code 2410) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  10. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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