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Beaucanton, Quebec

Coordinates: 49°02′18″N 79°14′20″W / 49.03833°N 79.23889°W / 49.03833; -79.23889
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Beaucanton
Photo of a street with a house and a church.
Village of Beaucanton
Beaucanton is located in Quebec
Beaucanton
Beaucanton
Coordinates: 49°02′18″N 79°14′20″W / 49.03833°N 79.23889°W / 49.03833; -79.23889[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEJamésie
MunicipalityBaie-James
Government
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • Land10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total116
 • Density10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Decrease24.2%
 • Dwellings
53
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Beaucanton is an unconstituted locality within the municipality of Baie-James in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beaucanton had a population of 153 living in 73 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 152. With a land area of 28.21 km2 (10.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.4/km2 (14.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 4161". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Beaucanton, Quebec (Code 240229) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.