Papineau
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
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectM. Benoit Lauzon
Area
  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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