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Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Effective | April 8, 1981 |
County seat | New Carlisle |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jean-Guy Poirier |
Area | |
• Total | 4,401.70 km2 (1,699.51 sq mi) |
• Land | 4,379.40 km2 (1,690.90 sq mi) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 17,660 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 1.9% |
• Dwellings | 8,744 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Website |
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Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle. [2]
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM: [2]
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2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 17,557 (-0.6% from 2016) | 17,660 (-1.9% from 2011) | 18,000 (+0.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 4,379.46 km2 (1,690.92 sq mi) | 4,379.40 km2 (1,690.90 sq mi) | 4,375.27 km2 (1,689.30 sq mi) |
Population density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Median age | 53.6 (M: 52.4, F: 54.4) | 52.3 (M: 51.5, F: 52.9) | 50.1 (M: 49.4, F: 50.7) |
Private dwellings | 8,831 (total) 8,194 (occupied) | 8,744 (total) | 8,525 (total) |
Median household income | $62,400 | $53,346 | $47,827 |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec [9] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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17,445
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14,700 | 1.4% | 84.3% | 2,515 | 4.9% | 14.4% | 160 | 10.3% | 0.82% | 70 | 40.0% | 0.4% | |||||
2011
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17,755
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14,915 | 1.7% | 84.00% | 2,645 | 5.4% | 14.90% | 145 | 107.1% | 0.82% | 50 | 75.0% | 0.28% | |||||
2006
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17,730
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14,665 | 3.3% | 82.71% | 2,795 | 10.7% | 15.76% | 70 | 74.1% | 0.40% | 200 | 566.7% | 1.13% | |||||
2001
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17,995
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15,170 | 7.9% | 84.30% | 2,525 | 10.5% | 14.03% | 270 | 157.1% | 1.50% | 30 | 100.0% | 0.17% | |||||
1996
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19,410
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16,470 | n/a | 84.85% | 2,820 | n/a | 14.53% | 105 | n/a | 0.54% | 15 | n/a | 0.08% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [11]