La Tuque (census division)

La Tuque
Census division
Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°WCoordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
Established	March 26, 2003
Area[2]
• Land	26,356.98 km^2 (10,176.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	15,130
• Density	0.6/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	9,040
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)

La Tuque is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec. Its geographical code is 90.

Subdivisions

The TE of La Tuque consists of:

• the municipalities of the urban agglomeration of La Tuque, namely

• the city of La Tuque
• the municipality of La Bostonnais
• the municipality of Lac-Édouard

• three Indian reserves, namely

• Coucoucache
• Wemotaci
• Obedjiwan

Demographics

Population

The population of the TE according to the Canada 2011 Census is 15,130.^[2]

Historical Census Data - La Tuque TE, Quebec[5]
Year Pop. ±% 2003E 15,862 —	Year Pop. ±% 2006 15,448 −2.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 15,130 −2.1%
(E) established on March 26, 2003.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Tuque TE, Quebec[5]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		14,910		11,205	6.2%	75.15%		190	9.5%	1.27%		55	120.0%	0.37%		3,460	12.7%	23.21%
2006		15,245		11,940	n/a	78.32%		210	n/a	1.38%		25	n/a	0.16%		3,070	n/a	20.14%

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 380544 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "(Code 2490) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census