Baie-Johan-Beetz

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
50°17′N 62°48′W / 50.283°N 62.800°W / 50.283; -62.800[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionCôte-NordRCMMinganieConstituted1 January 1966Named forJohan BeetzGovernment • MayorMartin Côté • Federal ridingManicouagan • Prov. ridingDuplessisArea • Total532.06 km2 (205.43 sq mi) • Land327.46 km2 (126.43 sq mi)Elevation
10 m (30 ft)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total84 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 2.3% • Dwellings
58Time zoneUTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4]) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes418 and 581Highways R-138Websitewww.baiejohanbeetz.qc.ca

Baie-Johan-Beetz is a municipality located near the mouth of the Piashti River on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the Côte-Nord region, Minganie RCM, Quebec, Canada.[1]

History

Johan Beetz (1874-1949)

Joseph Tanguay, originally from Berthier, settled at the Little Watshishou River in 1854. Tanguay and his sons fished mostly for salmon on the Piashti, Corneille, Petite Watshishou, Watshishou and Quetachou rivers. In 1862 Tanguay moved to Baie Piashti.[5] Other early settlers came from the Magdalen Islands. 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]

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), a Belgium aristocrat, with training in natural sciences and medicine, he immigrated, got married, started a family and brought considerable impetus to the socio-economic development of the locality and that of the North Shore.[6] The family lived in Piastre Baie from 1897 to 1922. He had moved there to breed fur animals, particularly foxes, and built a Second Empire-inspired rural residence that residents today call le château (the castle). The Piastre Baie was renamed in 1914, but the name was not officially adopted until 1965 when the place was incorporated.[1][6]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Baie-Johan-Beetz community profile
202120162011
Population84 (-2.3% from 2016)86 (+6.2% from 2011)81 (-14.7% from 2006)
Land area327.46 km2 (126.43 sq mi)360.47 km2 (139.18 sq mi)360.28 km2 (139.10 sq mi)
Population density0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi)0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Median age60.0 (M: 60.0, F: 61.2)54.3 (M: 53.8, F: 55.5)53.8 (M: 49.5, F: 55.0)
Private dwellings58 (total)  44 (occupied)54 (total)  43 (occupied)46 (total) 
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: 2021[7] 2016[8] 2011[9] earlier[10][11]
Historical Census Data – Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1966 241—    
1971 235−2.5%
1976 168−28.5%
1981 150−10.7%
YearPop.±%
1986 112−25.3%
1991 107−4.5%
1996 85−20.6%
2001 89+4.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 95+6.7%
2011 81−14.7%
2016 86+6.2%
2021 84−2.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[12]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec[12]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
80
 80 Decrease 11.1% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
90
 90 Increase 5.6% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
85
 85 Increase 5.9% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 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
(48.0) 		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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−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
(46.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		5.8
(42.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−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)
Mean daily minimum °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
(−36.0) 		−38
(−36) 		−35
(−31) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−33.9
(−29.0) 		−38
(−36)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.4
(2.85) 		40.4
(1.59) 		60.5
(2.38) 		56.8
(2.24) 		90.8
(3.57) 		99.4
(3.91) 		101.4
(3.99) 		95.3
(3.75) 		103.9
(4.09) 		105.7
(4.16) 		89.7
(3.53) 		73.3
(2.89) 		989.6
(38.96)
Source: Environment Canada[13]

Built heritage

Johan-Beetz House

The Johan-Beetz House, a Second Empire-inspired rural residence built in 1899, dominates the landscape of a rocky promontory jutting into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, at the mouth of the Piashti River.

Listed in the Quebec Cultural Heritage directory, this property is classified as a heritage building. The protection applies to the exterior and interior of the building, and not to the land.[6]

Transport

In 1996, Quebec Route 138 (The Whale Route) was extended to Havre-Saint-Pierre, thus connecting the village of Baie-Johan-Beetz to the Quebec road network.[1]

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

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Baie-Johan-Beetz". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 12 May 1968. Retrieved 15 June 2024. In 1996, the extension of Route 138 made it possible to connect this municipality to that of Havre-Saint-Pierre, and in doing so, to break its isolation.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Baie-Johan-Beetz (Code 2498035) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Time zones and daylight saving time". Gouvernement of Canada. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2024. Canada, Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time usually have been regulated by provincial and territorial governments
  5. ^ Dumont 1986, pp. 44–45.
  6. ^ a b c Ministry of Culture and Communications of Quebec (2006). "Johan Beetz House, heritage real estate". Heritage directory cultural of Quebec. Retrieved 18 June 2024. Other name, Château Johan-Beetz
  7. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  10. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  11. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  13. ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 July 2010

Sources

  • Dumont, Jean (June 1986), Prolongement de la route 138 entre Baie Johan-Beetz et la Rivière Pashashibou (PDF) (in French), retrieved 24 September 2019

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