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Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W / 48.467; -78.133
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Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Mathieu-d'Harricana is located in Western Quebec
St-Mathieu-d'Harricana
St-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W / 48.467; -78.133[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1912
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1943
Government
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 • MayorMartin Roch
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
111.69 km2 (43.12 sq mi)
 • Land105.86 km2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
770
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.2%
 • Dwellings
349
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Y 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-109
Websitewww.stmathieudharricana.com Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana had a population of 770 living in 318 of its 349 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 739. With a land area of 105.86 km2 (40.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (18.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

As of the 2021 census, mother tongues spoken are:[3]

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 97.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.3%
Historical census populations – Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
YearPop.±%
1951 465—    
1956 478+2.8%
1961 478+0.0%
1966 441−7.7%
1971 399−9.5%
1976 406+1.8%
1981 549+35.2%
1986 611+11.3%
YearPop.±%
1991 655+7.2%
1996 717+9.5%
2001 700−2.4%
2006 716+2.3%
2011 696−2.8%
2016 739+6.2%
2021 770+4.2%
Population figures based on revised counts.
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

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Municipal council (as of 2023):[2]

  • Mayor: Martin Roch
  • Councillors: Miguel Roy, Simon Roy, Éric Arseneault, Lucie Crépeault, Guillaume Bergeron, Sébastien Morand

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279847". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
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