La Jacques-Cartier | |
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Shannon |
Municipalities | |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jacques Marcotte |
Area | |
• Total | 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,813 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 19,877 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www.mrc. lajacquescartier.qc.ca |
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[3]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 47,813 (+10.0% from 2016) | 43,485 (+17.8% from 2011) | 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) | 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
Population density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Median age | 37.2 (M: 37.6, F: 36.8) | 36.0 (M: 36.4, F: 35.7) | 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) |
Private dwellings | 19,877 (total) 18,301 (occupied) | 18,401 (total) | 16,206 (total) |
Median household income | $109,000 | $90,884 | $79,769 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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47,810
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45,315 | ![]() |
94.8% | 1,220 | ![]() |
2.6% | 640 | ![]() |
1.3% | 500 | ![]() |
1.0% | |||||
2016
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43,410
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41,095 | ![]() |
94.7% | 1,415 | ![]() |
3.3% | 365 | ![]() |
0.8% | 535 | ![]() |
0.9% | |||||
2011
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36,790
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34,895 | ![]() |
94.9% | 1,295 | ![]() |
3.5% | 280 | ![]() |
0.8% | 320 | ![]() |
0.9% | |||||
2006
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29,680
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27,875 | ![]() |
93.9% | 1,060 | ![]() |
3.6% | 215 | ![]() |
0.7% | 530 | ![]() |
1.8% | |||||
2001
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26,380
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24,640 | ![]() |
93.4% | 1,280 | ![]() |
4.9% | 210 | ![]() |
0.8% | 250 | ![]() |
1.0% | |||||
1996
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24,705
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22,840 | n/a | 92.5% | 1,515 | n/a | 6.1% | 165 | n/a | 0.7% | 185 | n/a | 0.8% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]