Pointe-aux-Outardes, Quebec
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Pointe-aux-Outardes is a
Outardes and Manicouagan Rivers
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The place is named after a piece of land that juts out into the
river that flows past the point into the St. Lawrence.[1]
Pointe-aux-Outardes is exceptionally rich in flora and fauna. Among its salt marshes, more than 175 species of birds have been counted.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pointe-aux-Outardes had a population of 1,434 living in 641 of its 710 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2016 population of 1,332. With a land area of 75.19 km2 (29.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.1/km2 (49.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 1330 (2006 to 2011 population change: -7.8%)
- Population in 2006: 1443
- Population in 2001: 1413
- Population in 1996: 1339
- Population in 1991: 1109
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 97.6%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.4%
Photo gallery
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Sunset on Pointe-Aux-Outardes beach -
Shelter in Parc nature -
Parc nature in winter
References
- ^ a b c "Pointe-aux-Outardes (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Pointe-aux-Outardes Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Pointe-aux-Outardes census profile
- ^ Office québécois de la langue française - Le grand dictionnaire terminologique[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- 2011census
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