Rivière-Bonaventure, Quebec

Rivière-Bonaventure is an unorganized territory in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada.

Rivière-Bonaventure
Unorganized territory
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Rivière-Bonaventure Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°30′N 65°36′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2][3]
• Total	3,052.00 km^2 (1,178.38 sq mi)
• Land	3,057.46 km^2 (1,180.49 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	25
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	28.6%
• Dwellings	47
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways	Route 299

It is named after the 115 kilometres (71 mi) long Bonaventure River that bisects the territory from north to south.[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Rivière-Bonaventure, Quebec[5]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 0 —     1996 0 0.00%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 0 0.00% 2006 35 —

Year Pop. ±% 2011 25 −28.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 16 (total dwellings: 47)

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149675 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Rivière-Bonaventure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
3. "Rivière-Bonaventure census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
4. "Rivière Bonaventure" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census