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La Jacques-Cartier | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 71°35′W / 47.033°N 71.583°W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Effective | April 1, 1981 |
| County seat | Shannon |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jacques Marcotte |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,321.20 km2 (1,282.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 47,813 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | |
| • Dwellings | 19,877 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.mrc. lajacquescartier.qc.ca |
La Jacques-Cartier (French pronunciation: [la ʒak kaʁtje]) is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[3]
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 47,813 (+10.0% from 2016) | 43,485 (+17.8% from 2011) | 36,883 (+24.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi) | 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) | 3,194.99 km2 (1,233.59 sq mi) |
| Population density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Median age | 37.2 (M: 37.6, F: 36.8) | 36.0 (M: 36.4, F: 35.7) | 35.5 (M: 36.0, F: 34.8) |
| Private dwellings | 19,877 (total) 18,301 (occupied) | 18,401 (total) | 16,206 (total) |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $90,884 | $79,769 |
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| Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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47,810
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45,315 | 94.8% | 1,220 | 2.6% | 640 | 1.3% | 500 | 1.0% | |||||||||
2016
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43,410
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41,095 | 94.7% | 1,415 | 3.3% | 365 | 0.8% | 535 | 0.9% | |||||||||
2011
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36,790
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34,895 | 94.9% | 1,295 | 3.5% | 280 | 0.8% | 320 | 0.9% | |||||||||
2006
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29,680
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27,875 | 93.9% | 1,060 | 3.6% | 215 | 0.7% | 530 | 1.8% | |||||||||
2001
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26,380
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24,640 | 93.4% | 1,280 | 4.9% | 210 | 0.8% | 250 | 1.0% | |||||||||
1996
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24,705
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22,840 | n/a | 92.5% | 1,515 | n/a | 6.1% | 165 | n/a | 0.7% | 185 | n/a | 0.8% | |||||
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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