Routhierville is an
unorganized territory Unorganized territory may refer to:
* An unincorporated area in any number of countries
* One of the current or former territories of the United States that has not had a government "organized" with an "organic act" by the U.S. Congress
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in the
Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. The territory is bisected by the
Matapédia River and
Quebec Route 132 that runs parallel to it. There are two hamlets in the territory: the eponymous Routhierville (
) and Milnikek (
).
The community of Routhierville is located on the west bank of the Matapédia River along the
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
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that was originally constructed as the
Intercolonial Railway in the 1860s, while its train station was built in 1878. The community used to be called ''Assametquagan'', meaning "appearing at the detour," but was renamed after station master Alphonse Routhier (1875-1958).
The community of Routhierville is accessible from Route 132 with a covered bridge over the Matapédia River, built in 1931 to replace a ferry. This and bridge was classified as a historic monument on October 1, 2009, and rebuilt in 2011.
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Demographics
Population trend:[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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, Canada 2001 Census, 2001, Canada 2006 Census, 2006, Canada 2011 Census, 2011, Canada 2016 Census, 2016, Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census
* Population in 2021: 20 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.1%)
* Population in 2016: 18
* Population in 2011: 15
* Population in 2006: 5
* Population in 2001: 25
* Population in 1996: 24
* Population in 1991: 40
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 11 (total dwellings: 15)
Notable people
* Jean Brillant - Routhierville born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions during the Battle of Amiens (1918), Battle of Amiens during the First World War
Gallery
Image:Pont couvert (Routhierville).jpg, Routhierville bridge before refurbishing
Image:Routhierville2.jpg, Routhierville bridge today
Image:Routhierville3.jpg, Routhierville bridge today
Image:Pont de Routhierville Sud.jpg, Routhierville bridge before
Image:Pont de Routhierville Ouest.jpg, Routhierville bridge before
See also
* List of unorganized territories in Quebec
References
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Unorganized territories in Bas-Saint-Laurent
La Matapédia Regional County Municipality