Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec

Baie-Johan-Beetz
Municipality
Le château
Baie-Johan-Beetz Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°WCoordinates: 50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Minganie
Constituted	1 January 1966
Named for	Johan Beetz
Government[2]
• Mayor	Martin Côté
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	Duplessis
Area[2][3]
• Total	525.40 km^2 (202.86 sq mi)
• Land	360.28 km^2 (139.10 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	81
• Density	0.2/km^2 (0.5/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.7%
• Dwellings	46
Time zone	Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST [5] (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	G0G 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138
Website	www.baiejohanbeetz.qc.ca

Baie-Johan-Beetz is a municipality and village in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada, located some 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Havre-Saint-Pierre. It has the lowest population of all incorporated places in the Côte-Nord region.

History

Johan Beetz

The first settlers came from the Magdalen Islands, and one family came from Berthier-sur-Mer. The place was originally identified as "Piastre Bay", from the Innu expression piashite-pets, meaning "there where the water passes over/on top", or possibly originating from the word piashtibé, meaning "dry bay" or "where the water rises", which is a reference to the local bay that during low tide runs dry.^[1]

But the bay's name was spelled in a variety of ways, including Piashti Bay, Pillage Bay, Baie-de-Pillage, Piastibe, Piashte Bay, and Piestebé. Perhaps for this reason, its residents expressed a desire to change the village's name to Baie-Johan-Beetz in 1910. Johan Beetz (1874-1949) was a Belgian naturalist, who lived in the Bay from 1897 to 1922. He had moved there to breed fur animals, particularly foxes, and built a luxurious manor that residents today call le château (the castle). The bay was renamed in 1914, but the name was not officially adopted until 1965 when the place was incorporated.^[1]

In 1996, Highway 138 was extended to Baie-Johan-Beetz, linking it to the municipality of Havre-Saint-Pierre and thereby breaking its isolation.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	81 (-14.7% from 2006)	95 (+6.7% from 2001)	89 (+4.7% from 1996)
Land area:	360.28 km^2 (139.10 sq mi)	360.28 km^2 (139.10 sq mi)	360.29 km^2 (139.11 sq mi)
Population density:	0.2/km^2 (0.52/sq mi)	0.3/km^2 (0.78/sq mi)	0.2/km^2 (0.52/sq mi)
Median age:	53.8 (M: 49.5, F: 55.0)	51.8 (M: 49.5, F: 53.0)	55.6 (M: 52.0, F: 57.5)
Total private dwellings:	46	49	47
Median household income:	$.N/A	$.N/A	$.N/A
Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[3] 2006[6] 2001[7]

Historical Census Data - Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 107 —     1996 85 −20.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 89 +4.7% 2006 95 +6.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 81 −14.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		80		80	11.1%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		90		90	5.6%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2001		85		85	5.9%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		80		80	n/a	100.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Climate

Climate data for Baie-Johan-Beetz
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.9 (48)	6.5 (43.7)	11 (52)	16.5 (61.7)	32 (90)	29 (84)	28.5 (83.3)	29 (84)	28.3 (82.9)	20.6 (69.1)	13.3 (55.9)	8.3 (46.9)	32 (90)
Average high °C (°F)	−8.3 (17.1)	−7.2 (19)	−1.5 (29.3)	4 (39)	10.3 (50.5)	15.7 (60.3)	19.3 (66.7)	18.8 (65.8)	14 (57)	7.8 (46)	1.7 (35.1)	−5.1 (22.8)	5.8 (42.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−12.8 (9)	−6.6 (20.1)	0.2 (32.4)	6 (43)	11.2 (52.2)	14.9 (58.8)	14.2 (57.6)	9.7 (49.5)	4.2 (39.6)	−1.9 (28.6)	−9.7 (14.5)	−1.3 (29.7)
Average low °C (°F)	−19.1 (−2.4)	−18.4 (−1.1)	−11.7 (10.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	1.6 (34.9)	6.6 (43.9)	10.4 (50.7)	9.7 (49.5)	5.3 (41.5)	0.6 (33.1)	−5.4 (22.3)	−14.2 (6.4)	−3.2 (26.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−37.8 (−36)	−38 (−36)	−35 (−31)	−23.5 (−10.3)	−11.1 (12)	−2.5 (27.5)	2.8 (37)	−0.6 (30.9)	−5.6 (21.9)	−12.2 (10)	−21.5 (−6.7)	−33.9 (−29)	−38 (−36)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	72.4 (2.85)	40.4 (1.591)	60.5 (2.382)	56.8 (2.236)	90.8 (3.575)	99.4 (3.913)	101.4 (3.992)	95.3 (3.752)	103.9 (4.091)	105.7 (4.161)	89.7 (3.531)	73.3 (2.886)	989.6 (38.961)
Source: Environment Canada[9]

Transports

The city is served by the Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (IATA: YBJ).

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Baie-Johan-Beetz
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
4. "Baie-Johan-Beetz Census Profile". Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
5. National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time
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9. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2010