Baie-Trinité, Quebec

Baie-Trinité (2016 Population 407) is a village in the Manicouagan Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the mouth of the Trinity River (French: Rivière de la Trinité), a salmon river which flows through the village. The major economic sectors are forestry and fisheries.

Baie-Trinité
Village municipality
Baie-Trinité is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Baie-Trinité
Baie-Trinité
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°25′N 67°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMManicouagan
Settled1840
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1955
Government
[2]
 • MayorMarc Tremblay
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
[2][3]
 • Total538.74 km2 (208.01 sq mi)
 • Land424.38 km2 (163.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total407
 • Density1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 18.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0H 1A0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-138
Census profile[3]
MAMROT info96005[2]
Toponymie info3121[1]

The village and municipality are named after the small Trinity Bay into which the Trinity River drains. The river's name may be attributed to Jacques Cartier who sailed by this river on Trinity Sunday in 1536. The first permanent settlers came c. 1840, and in 1898, the Baie-de-la-Trinité Mission was established.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baie-Trinité had a population of 438 living in 231 of its 341 total private dwellings, a change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 407. With a land area of 417.48 km2 (161.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2016: 407 (2011 to 2016 population change: -18.8%)
  • Population in 2011: 419 (2006 to 2011 population change: -20.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 526
  • Population in 2001: 604
  • Population in 1996: 646
  • Population in 1991: 651

Mother tongue:[7]

  • English as first language: 1.2%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Galerie
  • Trinity Bay church in Winter
    Trinity Bay church in Winter
  • View of the western section of Trinity Bay
    View of the western section of Trinity Bay

References
  1. "Reference number 3121 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 96005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Baie-Trinité, Village [Census subdivision], Quebec and Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  4. "Baie-Trinité (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2011, 2016
  7. Statistics Canada 2016 Census - Baie-Trinité community profile



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