Papineau
Regional county municipality
Location of Papineau
Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionOutaouais
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatPapineauville
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectM. Benoit Lauzon
Area
[2][3]
 • Total3,205.90 km2 (1,237.80 sq mi)
 • Land3,016.78 km2 (1,164.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total25,149
 • Density8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 6.5%
 • Dwellings
16,537
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcpapineau.com

Papineau is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Papineauville.

Subdivisions

There are 25 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Name Type Population
(2016)		 Area
(km2)		 Density
(inhab./km2)
Boileau Municipality 335 136.33 2.5
Bowman Municipality 658 129.30 5.1
Chénéville Municipality 764 66.76 11.4
Duhamel Municipality 430 434.57 1.0
Fassett Municipality 431 12.49 34.5
Lac-des-Plages Municipality 431 152.94 2.8
Lac-Simon Municipality 944 97.48 9.7
Lochaber Township 415 60.70 6.8
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest Township 856 57.45 14.9
Mayo Municipality 601 73.25 8.2
Montebello Municipality 983 8.62 114.0
Montpellier Municipality 985 249.14 4.0
Mulgrave-et-Derry Municipality 369 293.75 1.3
Namur Municipality 572 56.76 10.1
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Municipality 301 264.97 1.1
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Municipality 648 106.62 6.1
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette Municipality 727 117.10 6.3
Papineauville Municipality 2,101 61.33 34.3
Plaisance Municipality 1,088 36.15 30.1
Ripon Municipality 1,542 131.47 11.7
Saint-André-Avellin Municipality 3,749 137.99 27.2
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk Municipality 477 56.68 8.4
Saint-Sixte Municipality 469 85.33 5.5
Thurso City 2,818 6.28 449.0
Val-des-Bois Municipality 865 225.42 3.8
Total 22,832 2,941.79 7.8

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RCM of Papineau had a population of 24,308 living in 11,504 of its 16,059 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 22,832. With a land area of 2,903.45 km2 (1,121.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km2 (21.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

In 2021, the median age was 54.0, as opposed to 41.6 for all of Canada. French was the mother tongue of 91.2% of residents in 2021. The next most common mother tongues are English at 5.5% total, followed by Spanish and German at 0.2% each and by Portuguese at 0.1%. 1.9% reported both English and French as their first language. Additionally there were 0.1% who reported both French and a non-official language as their mother tongue and another 0.1% who reported both French, English and a non-official language as their mother tongue.

As of 2021, Indigenous peoples comprised 4.4% of the population, and visible minorities contributed 1.1%. The largest visible minority groups in the RCM of Papineau are Black (0.4%), Chinese (0.1%), and Arab (0.1%).

In 2021, 65.2% of the population identified as Catholic, while 26.1% said they had no religious affiliation. Baptists were the largest religious minority, making up 0.6% of the population. Buddhists were the largest non-Christian religious minority, making up just over 0.1% of the population.

Canada census – Papineau community profile
202120162011
Population24,308 (+6.5% from 2016)22,832 (1.3% from 2011)22,541 (3.1% from 2006)
Land area2,903.45 km2 (1,121.03 sq mi)2,941.79 km2 (1,135.83 sq mi)2,941.82 km2 (1,135.84 sq mi)
Population density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Median age54 (M: 54.4, F: 53.6)52.1 (M: 52.2, F: 52.0)49.9 (M: 49.8, F: 50.1)
Private dwellings11,505 (total)  15,893 (total)  14,569 (total) 
Median household income$51,196$44,308
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 18,790—    
1991 19,526+3.9%
1996 20,308+4.0%
2001 20,367+0.3%
2006 21,863+7.3%
2011 22,541+3.1%
2016 22,832+1.3%

Mother tongue from Canada 2016 Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 21,015 92.6%
English only 1,150 5.1%
Both English and French 250 1.1%
Other languages 270 1.19%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141047". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 800". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Papineau, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec + Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
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