Caplan, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").
The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.
01Demographics
Population
Canada census, Caplan community profile| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,966 (-2.9% from 2016) | 2,024 (-0.7% from 2011) | 2,039 (+8.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 85.69 km2 (33.09 sq mi) | 85.31 km2 (32.94 sq mi) | 85.87 km2 (33.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.4 (M: 56.0, F: 57.2) | 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5) | 51.8 (M: 51.9, F: 51.8) |
| Private dwellings | 969 (total) 920 (occupied) | 988 (total) | 965 (total) |
| Median household income | $61,600 | $52,565 | $44,571 |
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Language
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| Census | French | English | French & English | Other | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 2021 | 1,880 | 2.8% | 95.7% | 60 | 7.7% | 3.1% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 15 | 50.0% | 0.8% | ||||||
| 2016 | 1,935 | 1.8% | 95.6% | 65 | 30.0% | 3.2% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 | n/a% | 0.5% | ||||||
| 2011 | 1,900 | 5.0% | 96.9% | 50 | 25.0% | 2.6% | 10 | n/a% | 0.5% | 0 | 100.0% | 2.0% | ||||||
| 2006 | 1,810 | 5.7% | 96.5% | 40 | 33.3% | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25 | n/a% | 1.3% | ||||||
| 2001 | 1,920 | 5.2% | 98.5% | 30 | 25.0% | 1.5% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||||
| 1996 | 2,025 | n/a | 97.1% | 40 | n/a | 1.9% | 20 | n/a | 1.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | ||||||
02Education
The Eastern Shores School Board serves the municipality.
Sources and credits
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- Caplan, Quebec, Canada.jpg by Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
- Eglise de Saint-Charles 03.jpg by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
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