Geography 421: Canadian Cities

Quebec City

Research by:
Amber Adams and Lindsay MacKinnon

Quebec City
City Map
Basic Statistics
Economy
Attractions

Quebec City Links:

About Quebec City

Quebec City, the capital of the province Quebec, is located at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. The Quebec City metropolitan area has a population of 671,000, though the city itself has 167,000 residents. Quebec City is the only fortified city in North America, and was the cradle of French civilization in North America.

City Map

This map was found at MapQuest

Basic Statistics

The Stats Canada website was used as a reference for the following information:

Population (1996):	167,264
Land Area:	88.86 km²

**Age Characteristics**
Age	Quebec City	Quebec	Canada
0-24	44,290	2,320,175	11,676,275
25-64	109,015	4,411,735	17,458,525
65 and over	26,675	860,700	3,527,840
Average Age	39.6	36.3	35.8

**First Language**
Language	Quebec City	Quebec	Canada
English	2,485	568,405	17,104,575
French	158,240	5,742,575	6,614,375
Bilingual	1,435	97,225	227,855
Other	5,095	730,595	4,899,960

**Education**
	Quebec City	Quebec	Canada
% of the population with less than grade 9	18.8	20.4	13.8
% of the population with a high school diploma or higher	68.4	64.8	67.2
% of the population with a trade or non-university diploma or higher	43.7	40.0	44.2
% of the population that has completed a university degree	21.4	16.9	17.4

**Income and Work**
	Quebec City	Quebec	Canada
Average Total Income	21,653	23,198	25,196
Persons employed in the labour force	73,245	3,119,130	13,318,740
1996 Labour force participation rate	58.9	62.3	65.5
1996 Unemployment Rate	12.8	11.8	10.1
Persons working in agriculture and resource based industries (primary)	710	125,205	802,330
Persons working in manufacturing and construction industries (secondary)	9,020	744,390	2,862,195
Persons working in service industry (tertiary)	69,335	2,508,445	10,653,020

**Dwellings**
	Quebec City	Quebec	Canada
Number of owned private occupied dwellings	27,195	1,593,600	6,877,780
Number of rented private occupied dwellings	54,615	1,225,305	3,905,145

Economy