La Mitis

La Mitis
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°32′N 68°05′W / 48.533°N 68.083°WCoordinates: 48°32′N 68°05′W / 48.533°N 68.083°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Mont-Joli
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Michel Côté
Area[2][3]
 • Total 2,538.80 km2 (980.24 sq mi)
 • Land 2,279.22 km2 (880.01 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 18,942
 • Density 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings 9,471
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.lamitis.ca

La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (The Mitis) which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows through the central part of the region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.

The county seat is in Mont-Joli.

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (6)
Parishes (7)
Villages (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 20,157—    
1996 20,160+0.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 19,326−4.1%
2006 19,365+0.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 18,942−2.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
18,430
 18,185 Decrease 1.6% 98.67% 130 Decrease 25.7% 0.71% 65 Increase 44.4% 0.35% 50 Decrease 58.3% 0.27%
2006
18,815
 18,475 Decrease 0.05% 98.19% 175 Increase 25.0% 0.93% 45 Decrease 18.2% 0.24% 120 Increase 480.0% 0.64%
2001
18,705
 18,485 Decrease 4.4% 98.82% 140 Increase 3.7% 0.75% 55 Decrease 15.4% 0.29% 25 Decrease 44.4% 0.13%
1996
19,580
 19,335 n/a 98.75% 135 n/a 0.69% 65 n/a 0.33% 45 n/a 0.23%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141090 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Saint Lawrence River
Manicouagan RCM		 La Matanie RCM
Rimouski-Neigette RCM La Matapédia RCM
   La Mitis RCM  
New Brunswick Restigouche County, New Brunswick Avignon RCM