Grosses-Roches

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Grosses-Roches
Municipality
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Location within La Matanie RCM.
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Grosses-Roches
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°56′N67°10′W / 48.933°N 67.167°W / 48.933; -67.167 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matanie
Settledmid 19th century
ConstitutedAugust 19, 1939
Government
[2]
 • MayorBruno Fournier
 •  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 •  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total63.30 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
 • Land63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021) [4]
 • Total375
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 4.8%
 • Dwellings
261
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 1K0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc132.svg R-132

Grosses-Roches is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grosses-Roches had a population of 375 living in 206 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 394. With a land area of 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021. [5]

Canada census – Grosses-Roches community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population375 (-4.8% from 2016)306 (-25.5% from 2011)411 (-1.2% from 2006)
Land area63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)64 km2 (25 sq mi)63.65 km2 (24.58 sq mi)
Population density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age61.2 (M: 62.4, F: 58.8)59.1 (M: 59.9, F: 58.1)52.9 (M: 54.1, F: 51.7)
Private dwellings261 (total)  206 (occupied)205 (total) 250 (total) 
Median household income$41,600$34,432$28,942
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] 2011 [8] earlier [9] [10]
Historical Census Data - Grosses-Roches, Quebec [11]
YearPop.±%
1941 807—    
1951 886+9.8%
1956 904+2.0%
1961 804−11.1%
YearPop.±%
1966 697−13.3%
1971 639−8.3%
1976 599−6.3%
1981 561−6.3%
YearPop.±%
1986 580+3.4%
1991 517−10.9%
1996 493−4.6%
2001 457−7.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 416−9.0%
2011 411−1.2%
2016 394−4.1%
2021 375−4.8%
YearPop.±%

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 27260". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Grosses-Roches". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grosses-Roches". 8 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grosses-Roches". 8 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census



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