Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 50,435.[3]
Matawinie | |
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Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Rawdon |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
Area | |
• Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 9,528.17 km2 (3,678.85 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 50,435 |
• Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 35,858 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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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2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
Population: | 50,235 (+1.9% from 2011) | 49,516 (-0.4% from 2006) | 49,717 (+15.4% from 2001) |
Land area: | 9,528.19 km2 (3,678.85 sq mi) | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) | 9,520.43 km2 (3,675.86 sq mi) |
Population density: | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Median age: | 52.6 (M: 52.5, F: 52.8) | 49.4 (M: 49.3, F: 49.4) | 46.8 (M: 46.7, F: 46.8) |
Total private dwellings: | 35,858 | 34,229 | 33,240 |
Median household income: | $32,697 | $43,708 | $39,569 |
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7] |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2016 |
49,955 |
44,835 | ![]() |
89.8% | 1,855 | ![]() |
4.03% | 375 | ![]() |
0.64% | 2,890 | ![]() |
5.8% | |||||
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:[9]
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References
- (in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- Reference number 141056 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 620 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- "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.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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