Grosses-Roches
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Location within La Matanie RCM.
Grosses-Roches is located in Eastern Quebec
Grosses-Roches
Grosses-Roches
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°56′N 67°10′W / 48.933°N 67.167°W / 48.933; -67.167[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matanie
Settledmid 19th century
ConstitutedAugust 19, 1939
Government
  MayorVictoire Marin
  Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
  Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
  Total63.30 km2 (24.44 sq mi)
  Land63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
  Total375
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.8%
  Dwellings
261
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132

Grosses-Roches is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grosses-Roches had a population of 375 living in 206 of its 261 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 394. With a land area of 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Canada census – Grosses-Roches community profile
202120162011
Population375 (-4.8% from 2016)306 (-25.5% from 2011)411 (-1.2% from 2006)
Land area63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi)64 km2 (25 sq mi)63.65 km2 (24.58 sq mi)
Population density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age61.2 (M: 62.4, F: 58.8)59.1 (M: 59.9, F: 58.1)52.9 (M: 54.1, F: 51.7)
Private dwellings261 (total)  206 (occupied)205 (total)  250 (total) 
Median household income$41,600$34,432$28,942
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census Data - Grosses-Roches, Quebec[11]
YearPop.±%
1941 807    
1951 886+9.8%
1956 904+2.0%
1961 804−11.1%
YearPop.±%
1966 697−13.3%
1971 639−8.3%
1976 599−6.3%
1981 561−6.3%
YearPop.±%
1986 580+3.4%
1991 517−10.9%
1996 493−4.6%
2001 457−7.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 416−9.0%
2011 411−1.2%
2016 394−4.1%
2021 375−4.8%
YearPop.±%

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 27260". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Grosses-Roches". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grosses-Roches". 8 February 2017.
  4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Grosses-Roches". 8 February 2017.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census



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