Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø daʁikana], lit. 'Saint-Mathieu of Harricana') is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos.

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Mathieu-d'Harricana Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	1912
Constituted	January 1, 1943
Government [2]
• Mayor	Martin Roch
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	111.69 km2 (43.12 sq mi)
• Land	105.86 km2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	770
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	4.2%
• Dwellings	349
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1M0
Area code	819
Highways	R-109
Website	www.stmathieudharricana.com

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana had a population of 770 living in 318 of its 349 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 739. With a land area of 105.86 km² (40.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km² (18.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

As of the 2021 census, mother tongues spoken are:^[3]

• English as first language: 1.3%
• French as first language: 97.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 1.3%

Historical census populations – Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Year Pop. ±% 1951 465 —     1956 478 +2.8% 1961 478 +0.0% 1966 441 −7.7% 1971 399 −9.5% 1976 406 +1.8% 1981 549 +35.2% 1986 611 +11.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 655 +7.2% 1996 717 +9.5% 2001 700 −2.4% 2006 716 +2.3% 2011 696 −2.8% 2016 739 +6.2% 2021 770 +4.2%
Population figures based on revised counts. Source: Statistics Canada

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):^[2]

• Mayor: Martin Roch
• Councillors: Miguel Roy, Simon Roy, Éric Arseneault, Lucie Crépeault, Guillaume Bergeron, Sébastien Morand