Rapide-Danseur
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Rapide-Danseur is located in Western Quebec
Rapide-Danseur
Rapide-Danseur
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1928
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1981
Government
[2]
 • MayorSylvain Vachon
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total185.67 km2 (71.69 sq mi)
 • Land173.73 km2 (67.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total380
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 15.9%
 • Dwellings
209
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3G0
Area code819
Highways R-388 R-393
Websiterapide-danseur.ao.ca

Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 173.73 km2 and had a population of 380 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981.

Demographics

Canada census – Rapide-Danseur, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population380 (+15.9% from 2016)328 (+5.1% from 2011)312 (+14.3% from 2006)
Land area173.73 km2 (67.08 sq mi)175.56 km2 (67.78 sq mi)175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 48.8, F: 40)45.0 (M: 50.4, F: 41.5)46.7 (M: 50.1, F: 44.5)
Private dwellings209 (total)  195 (total)  162 (total) 
Median household income$77,500$69,888$.N/A
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Rapide-Danseur, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1981 246—    
1986 208−15.4%
1991 206−1.0%
1996 247+19.9%
2001 265+7.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 273+3.0%
2011 312+14.3%
2016 328+5.1%
2021 380+15.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 161 (total dwellings: 209)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 98.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Government

Municipal council (2023):[9]

  • Mayor: Sylvain Vachon
  • Councillors: Mathieu Proulx, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, Daniel Aubé, François Cloutier, Christiane Guillemette, Vanessa Gravel

Political representation

Rapide-Danseur federal election results[10]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 19% 29 9% 14 55% 87 4% 7 4% 6
2019 19% 31 16% 26 53% 87 6% 10 5% 7
Rapide-Danseur provincial election results[11]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 22% 45 9% 17 23% 47 42% 87
2014 18% 30 16% 27 15% 26 50% 86

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Rapide-Danseur in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Rapide-Danseur is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Rapide-Danseur in the House of Commons of Canada.

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98700". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Rapide-Danseur Census Profile, 2021 Census". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Conseil municipal - Rapide-Danseur". rapide-danseur.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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