Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W

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Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Municipality

Location within Abitibi RCM
St-Mathieu-d'Harricana Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°28′N 78°08′W / 48.467°N 78.133°W / 48.467; -78.133^[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

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.

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

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279847". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana". Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

External links

Media related to Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville

Amos

Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana

Saint-Marc-de-Figuery

Preissac

La Motte

v t e Subdivisions of Abitibi Regional County Municipality
Towns	Amos
Municipalities	Barraute Berry Champneuf La Corne La Morandière-Rochebaucourt La Motte Preissac Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Townships	Landrienne Launay Trécesson
Parishes	Saint-Marc-de-Figuery
Unorganized territories	Lac-Chicobi Lac-Despinassy
Regional County Municipalities (RCM): in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi Abitibi-Ouest La Vallée-de-l'Or Témiscamingue Independent Cities: Rouyn-Noranda Native Reserves: Kebaowek Lac-Simon Pikogan Timiskaming

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