La Reine, Quebec

La Reine
Municipality

Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.

La Reine

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°W / 48.867; -79.500Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°W / 48.867; -79.500[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1913
Constituted September 19, 1981
Government[2]
  Mayor Jean-Guy Boulet
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 97.60 km2 (37.68 sq mi)
  Land 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 340
  Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.1%
  Dwellings 163
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2L0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes
Website www.lareine.ao.ca

La Reine is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 340 in the Canada 2011 Census.

The place is named after La Reine Regiment (French for "the Queen"), that was founded in 1634 and fought under General Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon and Battle of Quebec.[1]

History

La Reine in 1972

The first pioneers were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the National Transcontinental Railway was completed. The train station was first designed as Okiko, derived from the Algonquin name for the La Reine River Okikadosag Sibi. The following year the Mission of Saint-Philippe-de-La Reine was founded. In 1917, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of La Reine-et-Desmeloizes-Partie-Ouest. In 1922, the village itself separated from the united township and formed the Village Municipality of La Reine.[1]

In 1949, the united township municipality changed its name and status to the Municipality of La Reine. In 1981, this municipality and the village municipality were rejoined.[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Reine, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 340 (-6.1% from 2006) 362 (-6.2% from 2001) 386 (-11.7% from 1996)
Land area: 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi) 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi) 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population density: 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi) 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Median age: 47.3 (M: 46.5, F: 48.5) 43.0 (M: 42.0, F: 43.7) 40.5 (M: 39.8, F: 42.0)
Total private dwellings: 163 167 178
Median household income: $56,654 $40,012 $40,792
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - La Reine, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 473    
1996 437−7.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 386−11.7%
2006 362−6.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 340−6.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Reine, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
335
335 Decrease 2.9% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
2006
365
345 Decrease 6.8% 94.52% 10 Increase n/a% 2.74% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Steady 0.0% 2.74%
2001
380
370 Decrease 15.9% 97.37% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 10 Increase n/a% 2.63%
1996
440
440 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Municipal council

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. 1 2 "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "La Reine census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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