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Dupuy, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°50′N 79°21′W / 48.833°N 79.350°W / 48.833; -79.350
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Dupuy
Municipality
Church of Dupuy
Church of Dupuy
Coat of arms of Dupuy
Coat of arms
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Dupuy is located in Western Quebec
Dupuy
Dupuy
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°50′N 79°21′W / 48.833°N 79.350°W / 48.833; -79.350[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1912
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
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 • MayorAlain Grégoire
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
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 • Total
122.70 km2 (47.37 sq mi)
 • Land122.43 km2 (47.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
940
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 1.0%
 • Dwellings
414
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1X0
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websitewww.dupuy.ao.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Dupuy (French pronunciation: [dypɥi]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 123.48 km2 and had a population of 940 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on September 20, 1918,[2] and known as Saint-Jacques-de-Dupuy until March 4, 1995. The name pays tribute to Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dupuy (1804-1879) in 1836, as a missionary at the Lake Abitibi post.[1]

Demographics

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Population

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Canada census – Dupuy community profile
202120162011
Population940 (+1.0% from 2016)931 (+0.1% from 2011)930 (-2.6% from 2006)
Land area122.43 km2 (47.27 sq mi)122.68 km2 (47.37 sq mi)123.78 km2 (47.79 sq mi)
Population density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Median age39.2 (M: 38.4, F: 41.6)40.9 (M: 41.0, F: 40.8)40.8 (M: 41.4, F: 40.0)
Private dwellings414 (total)  395 (occupied)403 (total)  399 (total) 
Median household income$80,000$67,277$55,651
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Dupuy, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 1,244—    
1931 1,104−11.3%
1941 2,383+115.9%
1951 1,342−43.7%
1956 1,306−2.7%
1961 1,270−2.8%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,281+0.9%
1971 1,122−12.4%
1976 1,041−7.2%
1981 1,114+7.0%
1986 1,137+2.1%
1991 1,161+2.1%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,100−5.3%
2001 1,010−8.2%
2006 955−5.4%
2011 930−2.6%
2016 931+0.1%
2021 940+1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dupuy, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
940
 930 Increase 0.5% 98.9% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 5 Increase n/a% 0.5% 5 Increase n/a% 0.5%
2016
930
 925 Steady 0.0% 99.5% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2011
925
 925 Decrease 2.6% 100.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2006
950
 950 Decrease 3.1% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2001
990
 980 Decrease 8.8% 99.0% 10 Increase n/a% 1.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
1996
1,075
 1,075 n/a 100.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%

Government

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Municipal council (as of 2024):[2]

  • Mayor: Alain Grégoire
  • Councillors: Ronald Lévesque, Pascal Corriveau, Sylvie Germain, Annie St-Pierre, Denise Lessard Morin, Rémi Kelley

List of former mayors:

  • Marc-André Côté (...–2013)
  • Normand Lagrange (2013–2019)
  • Rémi Jean (interim, 2019–2021)
  • Alain Grégoire (2021–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 298458". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dupuy". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ a b "Dupuy, Quebec (Code 2487085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  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. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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