Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec

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Baie-Johan-Beetz
Municipality
Le château
Baie-Johan-Beetz
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°W / 50.283; -62.800Coordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°W / 50.283; -62.800[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Minganie
Constituted 1 January 1966
Named for Johan Beetz
Government[2]
 • Mayor Martin Côté
 • Federal riding Manicouagan
 • Prov. riding Duplessis
Area[2][3]
 • Total 525.40 km2 (202.86 sq mi)
 • Land 360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 81
 • Density 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 14.7%
 • Dwellings 46
Time zone Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST [4] (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) G0G 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Website www.baiejohanbeetz.qc.ca

Baie-Johan-Beetz is a municipality and village in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada, located some 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Havre-Saint-Pierre. It has the lowest population of all incorporated places in the Côte-Nord region.

History

Johan Beetz

The first settlers came from the Magdalen Islands, and one family came from Berthier-sur-Mer. The place was originally identified as "Piastre Bay", from the Innu expression piashite-pets, meaning "there where the water passes over/on top", or possibly originating from the word piashtibé, meaning "dry bay" or "where the water rises", which is a reference to the local bay that during low tide runs dry.[1]

But the bay's name was spelled in a variety of ways, including Piashti Bay, Pillage Bay, Baie-de-Pillage, Piastibe, Piashte Bay, and Piestebé. Perhaps for this reason, its residents expressed a desire to change the village's name to Baie-Johan-Beetz in 1910. Johan Beetz (1874-1949) was a Belgian naturalist, who lived in the Bay from 1897 to 1922. He had moved there to breed fur animals, particularly foxes, and built a luxurious manor that residents today call le château (the castle). The bay was renamed in 1914, but the name was not officially adopted until 1965 when the place was incorporated.[1]

In 1996, Highway 138 was extended to Baie-Johan-Beetz, linking it to the municipality of Havre-Saint-Pierre and thereby breaking its isolation.[1]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 81 (2006 to 2011 population change: -14.7 %)
  • Population in 2006: 95
  • Population in 2001: 89
  • Population in 1996: 85
  • Population in 1991: 107

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 35 (total dwellings: 46)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Climate

Climate data for Baie-Johan-Beetz
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.9
(48)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11
(52)		 16.5
(61.7)		 32
(90)		 29
(84)		 28.5
(83.3)		 29
(84)		 28.3
(82.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 8.3
(46.9)		 32
(90)
Average high °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1)		 −7.2
(19)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 4
(39)		 10.3
(50.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.3
(66.7)		 18.8
(65.8)		 14
(57)		 7.8
(46)		 1.7
(35.1)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 5.8
(42.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)		 −12.8
(9)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 6
(43)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.2
(57.6)		 9.7
(49.5)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)
Average low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)		 −18.4
(−1.1)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 1.6
(34.9)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.4
(50.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 5.3
(41.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −3.2
(26.2)
Record low °C (°F) −37.8
(−36)		 −38
(−36)		 −35
(−31)		 −23.5
(−10.3)		 −11.1
(12)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 2.8
(37)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −12.2
(10)		 −21.5
(−6.7)		 −33.9
(−29)		 −38
(−36)
Precipitation mm (inches) 72.4
(2.85)		 40.4
(1.591)		 60.5
(2.382)		 56.8
(2.236)		 90.8
(3.575)		 99.4
(3.913)		 101.4
(3.992)		 95.3
(3.752)		 103.9
(4.091)		 105.7
(4.161)		 89.7
(3.531)		 73.3
(2.886)		 989.6
(38.961)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

Transports

The city is served by the Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (IATA: YBJ).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Baie-Johan-Beetz (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Johan-Beetz
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Baie-Johan-Beetz Census Profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-27. 
  4. ↑ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2010
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