La Haute-Côte-Nord | |
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Coordinates: 48°34′N69°14′W / 48.567°N 69.233°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Les Escoumins |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Micheline Anctil |
Area | |
• Total | 12,557.5 km2 (4,848.5 sq mi) |
• Land | 11,295.82 km2 (4,361.34 sq mi) |
Areas include native reserve | |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 10,278 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Change (2016-21) | 5.2% |
• Dwellings | 5,693 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
La Haute-Côte-Nord is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. It is located on the Gulf of St. Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The seat is Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of 11,295.82 square kilometres (4,361.34 sq mi) and its population was 10,278 inhabitants as of the 2021 census. [3] Its largest community is the city of Forestville.
Except for Sacré-Coeur, which is located along the Saguenay River, all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the St. Lawrence River. The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of the interior part of the RCM.
There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM: [2]
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2021 | 2016 | |
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Population | 10,278 (-5.2% from 2016) | 10,846 (-6.1% from 2011) |
Land area | 11,295.82 km2 (4,361.34 sq mi) | 11,612.68 km2 (4,483.68 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 54.4 (M: 54.4, F: 55.2) | 51.6 (M: 51.1, F: 52.0) |
Private dwellings | 5,693 (total) 5,023 (occupied) | 5,708 (total) 4,982 (occupied) |
Median household income | $60,400 | $51,760 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 13,439 | — |
2001 | 12,894 | −4.1% |
2006 | 12,303 | −4.6% |
2011 | 11,546 | −6.2% |
2016 | 10,846 | −6.1% |
2021 | 10,278 | −5.2% |
Source: Statistics Canada [3] [8] |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: [9]
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