Manicouagan Regional County Municipality

Manicouagan (French pronunciation: [manikwaɡɑ̃]) is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.

Manicouagan
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
Effective	April 1, 1981
County seat	Baie-Comeau
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Marcel Furlong
Area [2][3]
• Total	39,993.62 km2 (15,441.62 sq mi)
• Land	34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi)
	Areas include native reserve
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	30,158
• Density	0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Change (2016-21)	2.8%
• Dwellings	15,035
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	mrcmanicouagan.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (1) Baie-Comeau

Municipalities (1) Franquelin

Parishes (1) Ragueneau

Villages (5) Baie-Trinité Chute-aux-Outardes Godbout Pointe-aux-Outardes Pointe-Lebel

Unorganized Territory (1) Rivière-aux-Outardes

Native Reserves (1) (not associated with RCM) Pessamit

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Manicouagan RCM community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	30,158 (-2.8% from 2016)	31,027 (-3.1% from 2011)	32,012 (-3.1% from 2006)
Land area	34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi)	35,705.48 km2 (13,785.96 sq mi)	35,706.53 km2 (13,786.37 sq mi)
Population density	0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)	0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
Median age	48.4 (M: 48.4, F: 48.8)	46.6 (M: 46.7, F: 46.6)	44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8)
Private dwellings	15,035 (total)  13,781 (occupied)	14,844 (total)	14,580 (total)
Median household income	$73,500	$64,034	$59,298

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Manicouagan RCM

Year Pop. ±% 1986 36,369 —     1991 36,108 −0.7% 1996 36,271 +0.5% 2001 33,620 −7.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 33,052 −1.7% 2011 32,012 −3.1% 2016 31,027 −3.1% 2021 30,158 −2.8%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7][8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		30,765		28,035	3.1%	91.13%		220	2.2%	0.72%		95	5.6%	0.31%		2,415	2.4%	7.85%
2011		31,720		28,930	3.1%	91.20%		225	21.6%	0.71%		90	80.0%	0.28%		2,475	5.0%	7.80%
2006		32,695		29,855	2.4%	91.31%		185	24.5%	0.57%		50	44.4%	0.15%		2,605	6.8%	7.97%
2001		33,370		30,595	9.3%	91.68%		245	69.0%	0.73%		90	0.0%	0.27%		2,440	21.1%	7.31%
1996		35,990		33,740	n/a	93.75%		145	n/a	0.40%		90	n/a	0.25%		2,015	n/a	5.60%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[9]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-138

Secondary Highways R-389

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec