Manicouagan Regional County Municipality Explained

Manicouagan
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:49.2167°N -77°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Côte-Nord
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:April 1, 1981
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Baie-Comeau
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Marcel Furlong
Area Land Km2:34,655.04
Area Note:Areas include native reserve
Population Total:30,158
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:0.9
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 2.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:15,035
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418 and 581

Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.

Subdivisions

There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (1)
Parishes (1)
Villages (5)
Unorganized Territory (1)
Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
28,035 3.1%91.13%220 2.2%0.72%95 5.6%0.31%2,415 2.4%7.85%
28,930 3.1%91.20%225 21.6%0.71%90 80.0%0.28%2,475 5.0%7.80%
29,855 2.4%91.31%185 24.5%0.57%50 44.4%0.15%2,605 6.8%7.97%
30,595 9.3%91.68%245 69.0%0.73%90 0.0%0.27%2,440 21.1%7.31%
33,740n/a93.75%145n/a0.40%90n/a0.25%2,015n/a5.60%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map