Caplan, Quebec
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Municipality | |
Location within Bonaventure RCM. | |
Caplan | |
Coordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°WCoordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region |
Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Constituted | January 1, 1875 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Doris Boissonnault |
• Federal riding |
Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 85.10 km2 (32.86 sq mi) |
• Land | 85.87 km2 (33.15 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,039 |
• Density | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 8.2% |
• Dwellings | 965 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0C 1H0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Website |
www.municipalite caplan.com |
Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").[1]
The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.[1]
Demographics
Population
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Language
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Census | French |
English |
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Year | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
2011 |
1,900 | 5.0% | 96.94% | 50 | 25.0% | 2.55% | 10 | n/a% | 0.51% | 0 | 100.0% | 1.98% | ||||||
2006 |
1,810 | 5.7% | 96.53% | 40 | 33.3% | 2.13% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 25 | n/a% | 1.33% | ||||||
2001 |
1,920 | 5.2% | 98.46% | 30 | 25.0% | 1.54% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | ||||||
1996 |
2,025 | n/a | 97.12% | 40 | n/a | 1.92% | 20 | n/a | 0.96% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caplan (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Caplan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Caplan census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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