L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec

This article is about the municipality. For the island, see Anticosti Island.

L'Île-d'Anticosti
Municipality
L'Île-d'Anticosti Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°30′N 63°00′W / 49.500°N 63.000°WCoordinates: 49°30′N 63°00′W / 49.500°N 63.000°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Minganie
Constituted	January 1, 1984
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean-François Boudreault
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	Duplessis
Area[2][3]
• Total	9,190.50 km^2 (3,548.47 sq mi)
• Land	7,892.15 km^2 (3,047.18 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	240
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.6%
• Dwellings	161
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0G 2Y0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.ile-anticosti.com

L'Île d'Anticosti is a municipality in the Minganie Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. Its territory coincides with Anticosti Island, a large island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Within the municipality, the main populated area is Port-Menier.

Officially the municipality was formed first in 1902 when Anticosti Island was separated from the County of Saguenay. But since the entire island was privately owned, there was no elected council to preside over the islanders, who were either servants of the landlord or employees of logging companies.^[1] Even after the island was owned again by the provincial government in 1974, it took another decade to put a working municipal organization in place. On January 31, 1984, the first council was finally sworn in.^[4]

Communities

Port-Menier

The village of Port-Menier is the hub of the island. Its population doubles in the summer with seasonal workers and tourists. The economic mainstays are outdoor tourism and forestry/logging. Services available in Port-Menier are: general and grocery stores, gas station, banking, restaurant, and lodging.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 264 —     1996 263 −0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 266 +1.1% 2006 281 +5.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 240 −14.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		240		235	16.1%	97.92%		5	n/a%	2.08%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		280		280	7.1%	100.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2001		280		260	1.9%	92.86%		10	n/a%	3.57%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	3.57%
1996		265		265	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Time zone

Anticosti Island is bisected by the 63rd meridian west, and as a result, the eastern part of the municipality is officially within the AST legislated time zone boundary. However, in practice, all of L'Île-d'Anticosti observes the Eastern Time Zone (EST and EDT).^[9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 177366 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "L'Île-d'Anticosti". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
3. "L'Île-d'Anticosti community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
4. "Histoire d'Anticosti" (in French). Municipalité de L'Île-d'Anticosti. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
9. National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time