Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality

Maria-Chapdelaine is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Dolbeau-Mistassini.

Maria-Chapdelaine
Regional county municipality
Location of Maria-Chapdelaine
Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatDolbeau-Mistassini
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectLuc Simard
Area
[2][3]
 • Total38,056.70 km2 (14,693.77 sq mi)
 • Land36,768.21 km2 (14,196.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total24,149
 • Density0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Change
(2016-2021)
Decrease 2.6
 • Dwellings
12,185
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcdemaria-chapdelaine.ca
[5]

It runs from Lac Saint-Jean in the south to the deep interior of northern Quebec in the north.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RCM of Maria-Chapdelaine had a population of 24,149 living in 10,967 of its 12,185 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 24,793. With a land area of 35,501.49 km2 (13,707.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In 2021, the median age was 50.0, as opposed to 41.6 for all of Canada. French was the mother tongue of 99.0% of residents in 2021. The next most common mother tongues were the related languages of Atikamekw and Innu at 0.3% total, followed by English and Spanish at 0.3% each. 0.3% reported both English and French as their first language. Additionally there were 0.1% who reported both French and a non-official language as their mother tongue.

As of 2021, Indigenous peoples comprised 6.8% of the population, and visible minorities contributed 1.1%. The largest visible minority groups in the RCM of Maria-Chapdelaine are Black (0.5%), Arab (0.2%), and Latin American (0.2%).

In 2021, 79.1% of the population identified as Catholic, while 13.6% said they had no religious affiliation. Jehovah's Witnesses were the largest religious minority, making up 0.6% of the population. Muslims were the largest non-Christian religious minority, making up just over 0.1% of the population.

Counting both single and multiple responses, the most commonly identified ethnocultural ancestries were:

Ethnic origin 2021
Canadian 42.1%
French 21.0%
Québécois 15.4%
French Canadian 9.4%
First Nations 4.2%
Métis 2.7%
Irish 1.6%
Innu 1.2%
Acadian 1.0%

(Percentages may total more than 100% due to rounding and multiple responses).

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141059 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Maria-Chapdelaine, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. "Census Profile, 2032 Census Maria-Chapdelaine, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, Quebec
  6. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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