Témiscouata Regional County Municipality

Témiscouata
Regional county municipality

Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.683°N 68.883°W / 47.683; -68.883Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W / 47.683°N 68.883°W / 47.683; -68.883^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac
Government^[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Serge Fortin
Area^[2]^[3]
• Total	4,025.80 km² (1,554.37 sq mi)
• Land	3,904.90 km² (1,507.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	20,572
• Density	5.3/km² (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.6%
• Dwellings	10,627
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.mrctemiscouata.qc.ca

Témiscouata is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns

Municipalities

Parishes

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	20,572 (-5.6% from 2006) 3,904.90 km² (1,507.69 sq mi) 5.3/km² (14/sq mi) 48.7 (M: 47.8, F: 49.4) 10,627 $41,662	21,785 (-2.8% from 2001) 3,904.84 km² (1,507.67 sq mi) 5.6/km² (15/sq mi) 45.2 (M: 44.5, F: 45.9) 10,981 $37,436	22,420 (-2.9% from 1996) 3,904.77 km² (1,507.64 sq mi) 5.7/km² (15/sq mi) 41.0 (M: 40.4, F: 41.7) 10,638 $31,570

References: 2011^[4] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Historical Census Data - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	23,348	—
1996	23,082	−1.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	22,420	−2.9%
2006	21,785	−2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	20,572	−5.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec^[7]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	20,300	20,115	3.8%	99.09%	105	4.5%	0.52%	35	30.0%	0.17%	45	70.0%	0.22%
2006	21,220	20,915	4.1%	98.56%	110	175.0%	0.52%	50	25.0%	0.24%	145	480.0%	0.68%
2001	21,910	21,805	3.2%	99.52%	40	42.9%	0.18%	40	33.3%	0.18%	25	n/a%	0.11%
1996	22,625	22,525	n/a	99.56%	70	n/a	0.31%	30	n/a	0.13%	0	n/a	0.00%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[8]

Autoroutes
- A-85 (TCH)

Principal Highways
- Route 185 (TCH)

Secondary Highways

External Routes
- Route 2 (TCH)
- Route 120

References

↑ Reference number 141036 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
1 2 3 Geographic code 130 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
1 2 "(Code 2413) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

Official website

Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories

Rivière-du-Loup RCM

Les Basques RCM

Rimouski-Neigette RCM

Kamouraska RCM

Restigouche County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Témiscouata RCM

United States

Aroostook County, Maine