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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Rivière-à-Claude
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCMLocation within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Rivière-à-Claude is located in Eastern QuebecRivière-à-ClaudeRivière-à-ClaudeLocation in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W / 49.217°N 65.900°W / 49.217; -65.900
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Haute-Gaspésie
Settled1860
ConstitutedDecember 18, 1923
Government
 • MayorRéjean Normand
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
 • Total156.17 km (60.30 sq mi)
 • Land155.95 km (60.21 sq mi)
Population
 • Total141
 • Density0.9/km (2/sq mi)
 • Dwellings113
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0E 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
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Rivière-à-Claude (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ a klod]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. In addition to Rivière-à-Claude itself, the municipality also includes the community of Ruisseau-à-Rebours.

History

Mill in 1922

The first permanent settlers arrived in 1860. The settlement, originally called Duchesnay after senator Édouard-Louis-Antoine-Charles Juchereau Duchesnay (1809-1886), gained a post office in 1879 and grew to 200 persons by 1888. In 1898, the Parish of Saint-Évagre was founded.

In 1923, the place was incorporated as Municipality of Duchesnay. In 1968, the municipality was renamed to Rivière-à-Claude after the Claude River that has its source near the municipality's inland boundary. This river may be named in honour of a pioneer named Joseph Glaude, but there is no certainty since various spellings have existed over time.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rivière-à-Claude had a population of 141 living in 76 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of 10.2% from its 2016 population of 128. With a land area of 155.95 km (60.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.9/km (2.3/sq mi) in 2021.


Canada census – Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population141 (+10.2% from 2016)128 (-1.5% from 2011)130 (-24.0% from 2006)
Land area155.95 km (60.21 sq mi)156.28 km (60.34 sq mi)156.61 km (60.47 sq mi)
Population density0.9/km (2.3/sq mi)0.8/km (2.1/sq mi)0.8/km (2.1/sq mi)
Median age62.0 (M: 62.0, F: 62.8)64.0 (M: 62.5, F: 65.0)58.5 (M: 55.8, F: 60.8)
Private dwellings113 (total)  76 (occupied)70 (total)  127 (total) 
Median household income$.N/A$.N/A$.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical Census Data - Rivière-à-Claude, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1931 337—    
1941 384+13.9%
1951 425+10.7%
1956 450+5.9%
1961 427−5.1%
1966 370−13.3%
YearPop.±%
1971 352−4.9%
1976 307−12.8%
1981 286−6.8%
1986 251−12.2%
1991 203−19.1%
1996 192−5.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 161−16.1%
2006 171+6.2%
2011 130−24.0%
2016 128−1.5%
2021 141+10.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Government

List of former mayors:

  • Alphé Leclerc (1930–1935)
  • Charles Bernier (1935–1939, 1943–1946)
  • Léude Rioux (1939–1943)
  • Alphonse Rioux (1946–1951)
  • Germain Auclair (1951–1969)
  • Arthur Rioux (1969–1977)
  • Josep Eleude Robert Castonguay (1977–1979)
  • Marius Auclair (1979–1993)
  • Joseph Marius Hilaire Castonguay (1993–2005)
  • Micheline Bernier (2005–2009)
  • Réjean Normand (2005–present)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 04020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  2. "Rivière-à-Claude (Code 2404020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ "Rivière-à-Claude (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  11. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  12. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Rivière-à-Claude (municipalité) 18.12.1923 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

External links

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Marsoui Rivière-à-Claude Mont-Saint-Pierre
Mont-Albert
Quebec Subdivisions of La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality
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