Rapide-Danseur, Quebec

Rapide-Danseur is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 173.73 km2 and had a population of 380 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Rapide-Danseur
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Rapide-Danseur is located in Western Quebec
Rapide-Danseur
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)
 • Land173.73 km2 (67.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total380
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 15.9%
 • Dwellings
209
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 3G0
Area code819
Highways R-388
R-393
Websiterapide-danseur.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981.

Demographics
Canada census – Rapide-Danseur, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population380 (+15.9% from 2016)328 (+5.1% from 2011)312 (+14.3% from 2006)
Land area173.73 km2 (67.08 sq mi)175.56 km2 (67.78 sq mi)175.33 km2 (67.70 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 48.8, F: 40)45.0 (M: 50.4, F: 41.5)46.7 (M: 50.1, F: 44.5)
Total private dwellings160195162
Median household income$77,500$69,888$.N/A
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Rapide-Danseur, Quebec[9]
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%
2021 380+15.9%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 161 (total dwellings: 209)

Mother tongue:[10]

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 98.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of:[11]

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

Political representation
Rapide-Danseur federal election results[12]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 19% 29 9% 14 55% 87 4% 7 4% 6
2019 19% 31 16% 26 53% 87 6% 10 5% 7
Rapide-Danseur provincial election results[13]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 22% 45 9% 17 23% 47 42% 87
2014 18% 30 16% 27 15% 26 50% 86

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Rapide-Danseur in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Rapide-Danseur is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Rapide-Danseur in the House of Commons of Canada.

References
  1. "Reference number 98700 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. "Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021" (in French). Statistique Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
  10. "Rapide-Danseur Census Profile, 2021 Census". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  11. "Conseil municipal" (in French).
  12. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  13. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.




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