La Romaine, Quebec (unconstituted locality)
La Romaine | |
|---|---|
  La Romaine Location within Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′49″N 60°40′37″W / 50.21361°N 60.67694°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Municipality | Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 96 |
| • Density | 58.9/km2 (153/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  23.8% |
| • Dwellings | 54 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
La Romaine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔmɛn]) is an unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada.
Geography
It is directly adjacent to the much larger (in population) Native reservation of the same name.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Romaine had a population of 63 living in 38 of its 48 total private dwellings, a change of 1160% from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 61.8/km2 (160.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
Government
In 2017, Mrs Danielle Collard acts as the municipal secretary.
Education
Commission scolaire du Littoral operates the Marie-Sarah School for adults. Its school program for children was suspended in 2014.[4] It was formerly a francophone school.[5]
References
- ↑ "Reference number 54263". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "La Romaine, Quebec (unconstituted locality) (Code 240222) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Marie-Sarah's news - La Romaine Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine". Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Schools and centers Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine". Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.