# Port-Cartier > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Port-Cartier > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Port-Cartier.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-Cartier > Source revision: 1350129623 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Port-Cartier | native_name = | settlement_type = [City](/source/City_(Quebec)) | image_skyline = Port Cartier.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x100px | image_shield = Coat_of_arms_for_Port-Cartier.jpeg | shield_size = 100x80px | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | mapsize = 200px | pushpin_map = Quebec | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|50|02|N|66|52|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes= | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [Canada](/source/Canada) | subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) | subdivision_name1 = [Quebec](/source/Quebec) | subdivision_type2 = [Region](/source/Region_(Quebec)) | subdivision_name2 = [Côte-Nord](/source/C%C3%B4te-Nord) | subdivision_type3 = [RCM](/source/Regional_county_municipality) | subdivision_name3 = [Sept-Rivières](/source/Sept-Rivi%C3%A8res_Regional_County_Municipality) | established_title = Settled | established_date = 1916 | established_title1 = Constituted | established_date1 = February 19, 2003 | government_footnotes = {{mamrot |{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2024-06-07}} | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Danielle Beaupré | leader_title1 = [Federal riding](/source/List_of_Canadian_federal_electoral_districts) | leader_name1 = [Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan](/source/C%C3%B4te-Nord%E2%80%94Kawawachikamach%E2%80%94Nitassinan) | leader_title2 = [Prov. riding](/source/List_of_Quebec_provincial_electoral_districts) | leader_name2 = [Duplessis](/source/Duplessis_(provincial_electoral_district)) | area_footnotes = {{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}}|access-date=2024-06-06}} | area_total_km2 = 1371.79 | area_land_km2 = 1092.75 | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6516 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_density_km2= 6.0 | population_blank1_title= Pop (2016-21) | population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 4.2% | population_blank2_title= Dwellings | population_blank2 = 3,307 | population_note = | timezone = [EST](/source/Eastern_Standard_Time) | utc_offset = −05:00 | timezone_DST = [EDT](/source/Eastern_Daylight_Time) | utc_offset_DST = −04:00 | postal_code_type = [Postal code(s)](/source/Canadian_postal_code) | postal_code = [G5B](/source/List_of_G_postal_codes_of_Canada) | area_codes = [418 and 581](/source/Area_codes_418_and_581) | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|138}} | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = }} '''Port-Cartier''' ({{IPA|fr|pɔʁ kaʁtje}}) is a city in the [Côte-Nord](/source/C%C3%B4te-Nord) region of [Quebec](/source/Quebec), [Canada](/source/Canada). It is located on the north shore of the [St. Lawrence River](/source/St._Lawrence_River) at the mouth of the [Aux-Rochers River](/source/Aux-Rochers_River), {{convert|63|km|mi}} southwest of [Sept-Îles, Quebec](/source/Sept-%C3%8Eles%2C_Quebec). Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of {{convert|1092|km2|sqmi|0}}, ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of [Rivière-Pentecôte](/source/Rivi%C3%A8re-Pentec%C3%B4te) ({{coord|49|47|N|67|10|W|display=inline}}),{{Cite cgndb |ERLAH |Rivière-Pentecôte |access-date=2024-06-07}} [Pointe-aux-Anglais](/source/Pointe-aux-Anglais) ({{coord|49|40|38|N|67|10|05|W|display=inline}}),{{Cite cgndb |EHRUB |Pointe-aux-Anglais |access-date=2024-06-07}} Baie-des-Homards ({{coord|49|49|58|N|67|06|41|W|display=inline}}),{{Cite cgndb |EMPKF |Baie-des-Homards |access-date=2024-06-07}} and Grand-Ruisseau ({{coord|49|44|03|N|67|10|26|W|display=inline}}){{Cite cgndb |EMPGY |Grand-Ruisseau |access-date=2024-06-07}} are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along [Quebec Route 138](/source/Quebec_Route_138). ==History== In 1915, Colonel [Robert R. McCormick](/source/Robert_R._McCormick), owner of the Chicago Tribune, visited the Rochers River area to evaluate its forest potential. Soon after, a settlement was established on the west side of the mouth of this river, originally called Shelter Bay.[http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/ports/portofcartier.html Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System : Port Cartier] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829153740/http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/ports/portofcartier.html |date=2007-08-29}} The post office opened in 1916, followed by a sawmill in 1918 and a debarking factory of the Ontario Paper Company in 1920. Yet the exhaustion of timber led to the closure of the factory in 1955.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=50727 |title=Port-Cartier (ville) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |access-date=2010-07-30 |language=fr}} In 1958, the [Québec Cartier Mining Company](/source/Qu%C3%A9bec_Cartier_Mining_Company) constructed an iron ore processing plant and an artificial sea port near Shelter Bay, for shipping the iron ore mined from deposits at [Lake Jeannine](/source/Lake_Jeannine) near [Gagnon](/source/Gagnon%2C_Quebec). Port-Cartier, named after the mining company, was incorporated as a town in 1959 and the next year, Shelter Bay was added to it.{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 22|year=1965|page=378|publisher=Americana Corp}} The original town of Shelter Bay is now the suburb known as Port-Cartier West.{{cite book|first=Ivan|last=Brookes|year=1974|title=The lower St. Lawrence: a pictorial history of shipping and industrial development|page=165|publisher=Freshwater Press}} Today, the port handles approximately {{convert|18000000|t|ST LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} of cargo per year and ranks third in Quebec in terms of handled tonnage. ===Rivière-Pentecôte=== thumb|left|200px|Rivière-Pentecôte In 1875, a mission called Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-Pentecôte was established some 100 km south-west of Sept-Îles at the mouth of the [Pentecôte River](/source/Pentec%C3%B4te_River). This name is attributed to Jacques Cartier who arrived at the place on the day of [Pentecost](/source/Pentecost) in 1535. In 1884, the "Penticost River" Post Office opened, frenchized to Rivière-Pentecôte in 1933. At the end of the 19th century, it was among the most important industrial centres along the North Shore. In 1972, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was formed out of [unorganized territory](/source/unorganized_territory_(Quebec)).{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=53633 |title=Rivière-Pentecôte (municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |access-date=2010-07-30 |language=fr}} On February 19, 2003, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was amalgamated into the city of Port-Cartier. == Demographics == In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Port-Cartier had a population of {{val|6516|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|2918|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3307|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:6516-6799}}|6799|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|6799|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1092.75|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|6516|1092.75|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021. {{Canada census |location = Port-Cartier |2021_population=6,516 | 2021_pop_delta=-4.2 | 2021_land_area=1,092.75 | 2021_pop_density=6.0 |2021_median_age=45.2 | 2021_median_age_m=44.4 | 2021_median_age_f=46.4 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=3,307 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=2,918 | 2021_mean_hh_income=82,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052497022 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27 |2016_population=6,799 | 2016_pop_delta=+2.2 | 2016_land_area=1102.09 | 2016_pop_density=6.2 |2016_median_age=43.7 | 2016_median_age_m=43.0 | 2016_median_age_f=44.6 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=3,336 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=2,930 | 2016_mean_hh_income=74,816 | 2016_access_date=2024-06-06 |2011_population=6,651 | 2011_pop_delta=-1.6 | 2011_land_area=1,101.31 | 2011_pop_density=6.0 |2011_median_age=43.1 | 2011_median_age_m=42.6 | 2011_median_age_f=43.5 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=3,093 | 2011_mean_hh_income=70,897 | 2011_access_date=2014-01-29 |2006_population=6,758 | 2006_pop_delta=+5.1 | 2006_land_area=1,101.31 | 2006_pop_density=6.1 |2006_median_age=41.7 | 2006_median_age_m=41.1 | 2006_median_age_f=42.2 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=3,010 | 2006_mean_hh_income=56,801 | 2006_access_date=2012-05-07 |2001_population=6,412 | 2001_pop_delta=-9.3 | 2001_land_area=292.86 | 2001_pop_density=21.9 |2001_median_age=38.2 | 2001_median_age_m=38.2 | 2001_median_age_f=38.2 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=2,764 | 2001_mean_hh_income=54,488 | 2001_access_date=2012-05-07 |notes = Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte amalgamated into the Town of Port-Cartier on February 19, 2003. }} {| | {{Historical populations |title = Historical Census Data - Port-Cartier, Quebec |align = none |cols = 2 |percentages = |footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes and mergers. |source = Statistics Canada[1996](/source/Canada_1996_Census), [2001](/source/Canada_2001_Census), [2006](/source/Canada_2006_Census), [2011](/source/Canada_2011_Census) census{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}} | 1961 |3458 | 1966 |3537 | 1971 |3730 | 1976 |8139 | 1981 |8191 | 1986 |6858 | 1991 |7383 | 1996 |7070 | 2001 |6412 | 2006 |6758 | 2011 |6651 | 2016 |6799 | 2021 |6516 }} | {{Historical populations |title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Rivière-Pentecôte |align = none |cols = |percentages = |footnote = The Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte existed from 1972 to 2003. |source = Statistics Canada | 1976 |953 | 1981 |924 | 1986 |786 | 1991 |736 | 1996 |622 | 2001 |640 }} |} Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 1.3% * French as first language: 97.1% * English and French as first language: 0.6% * Other as first language: 1.0% == Jail == The [Correctional Service of Canada](/source/Correctional_Service_of_Canada) operates the Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum security prison, about two kilometres to the north. The institution houses male offenders and offers various programs and services to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Port-Cartier Institution is known for its focus on education and vocational training, with a wide range of courses available to help inmates develop new skills and prepare for successful reentry into the workforce upon release.{{cite web | title=Information archivée dans le Web | website=Publications du gouvernement du Canada | url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/sp-ps/JS83-1-27-3-eng.pdf | language=fr | access-date=June 2, 2024}} Notable inmates have included convicted murderers [Paul Bernardo](/source/Paul_Bernardo), [Russell Williams](/source/Russell_Williams_(criminal)), [Michael Rafferty](/source/Murder_of_Tori_Stafford), [Mohammed Shafia](/source/Shafia_family_murders), [Robert Pickton](/source/Robert_Pickton), [Luka Magnotta](/source/Luka_Magnotta), and [Guy Turcotte](/source/Guy_Turcotte_killings).{{Cite web |url=https://torontosun.com/2013/06/21/michael-rafferty-joining-killers-russell-williams-and-paul-bernardo-in-quebec-prison/wcm/fe1761c0-2bb7-4f6e-a715-d8397fe87b00 |title=Michael Rafferty joining killers Russell Williams and Paul Bernardo in Quebec prison |last=SUN |first=Toronto |date=2013-06-21 |language=en-CA |access-date=2019-01-03}} ==Local government== List of former mayors:{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Port-Cartier (ville) 1.7.1959 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=2564 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=7 June 2024}} * Roger Labrie (1959–1964) * Hector Maloney (1964–1966) * Louis Dufresne (1966–1973) * Gervais Lechasseur (1973–1975) * Bernard Dionne (1975–1982) * Ghislain Gagnon (1982–1983) * Anthony Detroio (1983–2009) * Laurence Méthot (2009–2013) * Violaine Doyle (2013–2017) * Alain Thibault (2017–2025) * Danielle Beaupré (2025–present) == See also == * [List of cities in Quebec](/source/List_of_cities_in_Quebec) * [Cartier Railway](/source/Cartier_Railway) * [Île aux Oeufs](/source/%C3%8Ele_aux_Oeufs) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Port-Cartier}} * {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.villeport-cartier.com/ Port-Cartier official website] * [http://www.qcmines.com/default.aspx Québec Cartier Mining Company] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031228115617/http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/3525 Government of Canada demographic information] * [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9060911/Port-Cartier Encyclopædia Britannica entry] {{Geographic location | title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions | Centre = Port-Cartier | North = [Lac-Walker](/source/Lac-Walker%2C_Quebec) | Northeast = [Sept-Îles](/source/Sept-%C3%8Eles%2C_Quebec) | East = ''[Gulf of St. Lawrence](/source/Gulf_of_St._Lawrence)'' | Southeast = | South = [Baie-Trinité](/source/Baie-Trinit%C3%A9%2C_Quebec) | Southwest = | West = [Lac-Walker](/source/Lac-Walker%2C_Quebec) | Northwest = }} {{Sept-Rivières RCM|state=expanded}} {{authority control}} Category:Cities and towns in Quebec Category:Incorporated places in Côte-Nord Category:Port settlements in Quebec Category:Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River Category:Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Port-Cartier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-Cartier) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-Cartier?action=history)). 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