Rapide-Danseur

Coordinates: 48°33′N 79°18′W / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300
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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 / 48.550°N 79.300°W / 48.550; -79.300[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1928
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1981
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Gagnon
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total185.67 km2 (71.69 sq mi)
 • Land173.73 km2 (67.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total380
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
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 Edit this at Wikidata

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 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1981. It owes its name to a waterfall found on the Duparquet River between Lake Duparquet and Lake Abitibi. The natives called it “opacicicimosik” which means “where we stop to dance, to stretch ourselves”, this after having done portage.

Demographics[edit]

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)
Private dwellings209 (total)  195 (total)  162 (total) 
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
YearPop.±%
1981 246—    
1986 208−15.4%
1991 206−1.0%
1996 247+19.9%
2001 265+7.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 273+3.0%
2011 312+14.3%
2016 328+5.1%
2021 380+15.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 161 (total dwellings: 209)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

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

Government[edit]

Municipal council (2024):[9]

  • Mayor: Alain Gagnon
  • Councillors: Donald Dubé, Lorraine Doucet-Dion, vacant, Marc Regaudie, Christiane Guillemette, Vanessa Gravel

Political representation[edit]

Rapide-Danseur federal election results[10]
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
2015 24% 29 3% 4 26% 32 41% 51 4% 5
2011 4% 5 4% 5 37% 52 55% 78 1% 1
2008 21% 29 8% 11 52% 72 14% 20 4% 6
2006 8% 9 16% 19 57% 68 16% 19 4% 5
2004 23% 27 4% 5 62% 73 6% 7 5% 6
Rapide-Danseur provincial election results[11]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2022 24% 39 4% 7 18% 29 35% 56
2018 22% 45 9% 17 23% 47 42% 87
2014 18% 30 16% 27 15% 26 50% 86
2012 19% 29 12% 18 10% 16 56% 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 98700". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Rapide-Danseur". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "Rapide-Danseur Census Profile, 2021 Census". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  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. ^ "Conseil municipal - Rapide-Danseur". rapide-danseur.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 4089)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

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