La Tuque (census division)

La Tuque
La Tuque
	Census division
	Coordinates: 47°26′N72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W Coordinates: 47°26′N72°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 km2 (10,176.49 sq mi)
Population (2011) [2]
• Total	15,130
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.1%
• Dwellings	9,040
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

Last updated March 27, 2020

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]

Canada census – La Tuque TE, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	15,130 (-2.1% from 2006)	15,448 (-2.6% from 2001)
Land area:	26,356.98 km² (10,176.49 sq mi)	26,349.80 km² (10,173.71 sq mi)
Population density:	0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi)	0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi)
Median age:	43.2 (M: 41.9, F: 44.4)	42.2 (M: 41.4, F: 43.0)
Total private dwellings:	9,040	7,675
Median household income:	$45,484	$42,333
References: 2011^[2] 2006^[3] earlier^[4]

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%

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References

↑ Reference number 380544 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
1 2 3 4 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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[toponymie-1] Reference number 380544 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)

[cp2011-2] 1 2 3 4 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[cp2006-3] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[cp2001-4] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

[scpast-5] 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

v t e Administrative divisions of Mauricie (Region 04)
Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories	Mékinac Shawinigan Trois-Rivières Les Chenaux Maskinongé La Tuque
Municipalities	Saint-Tite Shawinigan Trois-Rivières Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Louiseville La Tuque
Administrative divisions of Quebec