Rivière-à-Claude | |
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![]() Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM | |
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°54′W / 49.217°N 65.900°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Settled | 1860 |
Constituted | December 18, 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Réjean Normand |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 156.17 km2 (60.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 155.95 km2 (60.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 141 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Dwellings | 113 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
Rivière-à-Claude 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
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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.[3]
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.[3]
Demographics
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 141 (+10.2% from 2016) | 128 (-1.5% from 2011) | 130 (-24.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 155.95 km2 (60.21 sq mi) | 156.28 km2 (60.34 sq mi) | 156.61 km2 (60.47 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) | 0.8/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
Median age | 62.0 (M: 62.0, F: 62.8) | 64.0 (M: 62.5, F: 65.0) | 58.5 (M: 55.8, F: 60.8) |
Private dwellings | 113 (total) 76 (occupied) | 70 (total) | 127 (total) |
Median household income | $.N/A | $.N/A | $.N/A |
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Source: Statistics Canada[9][10] |
Local government
List of former mayors:[11]
- 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rivière-à-Claude (Code 2404020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b "Rivière-à-Claude (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Rivière-à-Claude (municipalité) 18.12.1923 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 13 August 2024.