Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the 2021 Canadian Census was 55,500.[3]
Matawinie | |
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| Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Rawdon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9,423.15 km2 (3,638.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 55,500 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  10% |
| • Dwellings | 37,357 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
editThere are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Matawinie community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 55,500 (+10.0% from 2016) | 50,235 (+1.9% from 2011) | 49,516 (-0.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 9,423.15 km2 (3,638.30 sq mi) | 9,528.19 km2 (3,678.85 sq mi) | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.4 (M: 54.4, F: 54.4) | 52.6 (M: 52.5, F: 52.8) | 49.4 (M: 49.3, F: 49.4) |
| Private dwellings | 37,357 (total) 26,510 (occupied) | 35,858 (total) | 34,229 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $32,697 | $43,708 |
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Language
editFrench and Atikamekw are the main languages.
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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55,065
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49,620 | 10.7%
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90.1% | 1,825 |  1.6%
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3.3% | 605 | 61.3%
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1.1% | 2,845 | 1.6%
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5.2% | |||||
2016
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49,955
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44,835 | 1.9%
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89.8% | 1,855 | 6.1%
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4.0% | 375 | 19.0%
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0.6% | 2,890 | 4.1%
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5.8% | |||||
2011
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49,055
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43,990 | 1.1%
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89.7% | 1,975 | 24.2%
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4.0% | 315 | 23.5%
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0.6% | 2,775 | 4.8%
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5.7% | |||||
2006
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49,250
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44,490 | 16.3%
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90.3% | 1,590 | 11.7%
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3.2% | 255 | 5.6%
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0.5% | 2,915 | 28.7%
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5.9% | |||||
2001
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42,605
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38,270 | 4.9%
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89.8% | 1,800 | 11.1%
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4.2% | 270 | 6.9%
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0.6% | 2,265 | 19.2%
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5.3% | |||||
1996
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40,710
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36,495 | n/a | 89.7% | 2,025 | n/a | 5.0% | 290 | n/a | 0.7% | 1,900 | n/a | 4.7% | |||||
Transportation
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- (in French) Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141056". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 620". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2021 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Matawinie, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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