Rapide-Danseur, Quebec

Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 185.18 km2 and had a population of 328 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

Rapide-Danseur
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Rapide-Danseur
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1928
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1981
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Gagnon
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total183.90 km2 (71.00 sq mi)
 • Land175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total350
 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2020
 6.71%
 • Dwellings
195
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3G0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 388
Route 393
Websiterapide-danseur.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981.

Demographics
Canada census – Rapide-Danseur, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population328 (+5.1% from 2011)312 (+14.3% from 2006)
Land area175.56 km2 (67.78 sq mi)175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population density1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Median age45.0 (M: 50.4, F: 41.5)46.7 (M: 50.1, F: 44.5)
Total private dwellings195162
Median household income$69,888$.N/A
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Rapide-Danseur, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1981 246—    
1986 280+13.8%
1991 206−26.4%
YearPop.±%
1996 247+19.9%
2001 265+7.3%
2006 273+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 312+14.3%
2016 328+5.1%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 143 (total dwellings: 195)

Mother tongue:[9]

  • English as first language: 1.51%
  • French as first language: 98.48%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of:[10]

  • Mayor: Alain Gagnon
  • Councillors: Joannie Langlois, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, Line Giasson, François Cloutier, Christiane Guillemette, Annie Gauthier

References
  1. Reference number 98700 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. "Décret de population 2021" (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
  9. "Rapide-Danseur Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  10. "Conseil municipal" (in French).





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