Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec
| Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan | |
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| Municipality | |
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  Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 50°16′N 64°09′W / 50.267°N 64.150°WCoordinates: 50°16′N 64°09′W / 50.267°N 64.150°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Settled | c. 1880 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1966 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Burgess |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 641.00 km2 (247.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 388.76 km2 (150.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 479 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 11.4% |
| • Dwellings | 229 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0G 1V0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 138 |
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan is a municipality in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
The descriptive name Longue-Pointe (French for "Long Point") refers to a long spit of sand west of the village that has had various names through the centuries: first called Longue Pointe on a map of 1735, followed by the English form of Long Point in the late 17th and early 18th century, then Mingan Point on the map of Captain Carver (1776). James Cook and Placide Vigneau called it Pointe de Mingan (1784) and Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (1857) respectively.[1]
History
Around 1880, the first settlers arrived, mostly from Paspébiac, themselves descendants of Acadians. In 1885, the post office opened.[1]
The municipality was officially created in 1966 as Longue-Pointe, but renamed to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan on April 5, 1997.[1]
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
| Population: | 479 (+11.4% from 2006) | 430 (-14.9% from 2001) | 505 (-6.0% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 388.76 km2 (150.10 sq mi) | 388.76 km2 (150.10 sq mi) | 389.05 km2 (150.21 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 50.1 (M: 49.2, F: 51.9) | 46.8 (M: 45.2, F: 48.3) | 43.1 (M: 41.5, F: 44.7) |
| Total private dwellings: | 229 | 204 | 211 |
| Median household income: | $.N/A | $48,043 | $41,763 |
| Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5] | |||
| Historical Census Data - Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
485 |
460 | 9.8% |
94.85% | 10 | n/a% |
2.06% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 15 | 33.3% |
3.09% | |||||
| 2006 |
425 |
415 |  17.0% |
97.65% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | 0.0% |
2.35% | |||||
| 2001 |
510 |
500 | 4.8% |
98.04% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | n/a% |
1.96% | |||||
| 1996 |
525 |
525 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Tourism
In the region, there is a statue of a Giant Puffin. It is a tribute to the seabirds that live in colonies around the town's shores. On July 5, 2010, Canada Post made a commemorative stamp of the giant Atlantic Puffin as part of its Roadside Attractions collection.[7]
The town is also the location of the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS),[8] a research station that studies marine animals. MICS gives tourists the opportunity to support the organization by allowing visitors to ride on a boat with the research team. While on this boat, visitors can expect to come within meters of whales and other marine animals.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- 1 2 "Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- 1 2 3 "Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2010, p,8, Volume XIX, No. 3
- ↑ http://www.rorqual.com/index.php
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