Abitibi-Ouest | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | La Sarre |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Daniel Rancourt |
Area | |
• Total | 3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 20,538 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 2.2% |
• Dwellings | 10,053 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
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Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (English: Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]
There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 20,526 (-0.1% from 2016) | 20,538 (-2.2% from 2011) | 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 3,312.45 km2 (1,278.94 sq mi) | 3,334.92 km2 (1,287.62 sq mi) | 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi) |
Population density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Median age | 46.8 (M: 46.4, F: 48.0) | 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.3) | 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) |
Private dwellings | 10,082 (total) 9,233 (occupied) | 10,053 (total) | 9,698 (total) |
Median household income | $67,500 | $57,116 | $48,589 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[10][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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20,360
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20,515 | 2.1% | 98.62% | 120 | 7.7% | 0.63% | 75 | 50.0% | 0.37% | 85 | 5.6% | 0.42% | |||||
2011
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20,785
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20,515 | 1.7% | 98.70% | 130 | 8.3% | 0.63% | 50 | 11.1% | 0.24% | 90 | 30.8% | 0.43% | |||||
2006
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20,460
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20,165 | 6.0% | 98.56% | 120 | 84.6% | 0.59% | 45 | 43.8% | 0.22% | 130 | 18.2% | 0.63% | |||||
2001
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21,695
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21,440 | 7.1% | 98.82% | 65 | 18.8% | 0.30% | 80 | 45.5% | 0.37% | 110 | 266.7% | 0.51% | |||||
1996
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23,235
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23,070 | n/a | 99.29% | 80 | n/a | 0.34% | 55 | n/a | 0.27% | 30 | n/a | 0.13% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: