Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Quebec

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Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°46′N 78°07′W / 48.767°N 78.117°W / 48.767; -78.117Coordinates: 48°46′N 78°07′W / 48.767°N 78.117°W / 48.767; -78.117[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Settled c. 1924
Constituted January 1, 1978
Government[2]
  Mayor Maurice Godbout
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 500.80 km2 (193.36 sq mi)
  Land 482.77 km2 (186.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 434
  Density 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.9%
  Dwellings 187
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Y 2K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 109

Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 434 in the Canada 2011 Census. As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are:[4]

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

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 434 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.9 %)
  • Population in 2006: 447
  • Population in 2001: 476 (or 466 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
  • Population in 1996: 457
  • Population in 1991: 479

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Maurice Godbout
  • Councillors: Michel J. Audette, Josiane Ferron, Christian Legault, Daniel St-Pierre, Gisèle St-Pierre, Patricia Vaillancourt

References

  1. Reference number 92761 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  4. "Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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