Lac-Saint-Joseph is a town in Quebec, Canada, located on the namesake Saint-Joseph Lake.
Lac-Saint-Joseph | |
|---|---|
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| Motto: Environnement Protégerai | |
 Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
  Lac-Saint-Joseph Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°39′W / 46.917°N 71.650°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Constituted | June 10, 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvan Côté |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | La Peltrie |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.10 km2 (16.25 sq mi) |
| • Land | 33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 304 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  16.9% |
| • Dwellings | 334 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | villelacstjoseph |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 140 | — |
| 1996 | 83 | −40.7% |
| 2001 | 184 | +121.7% |
| 2006 | 266 | +44.6% |
| 2011 | 251 | −5.6% |
| 2016 | 260 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 304 | +16.9% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Saint-Joseph had a population of 304 living in 167 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 16.9% from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of 33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km2 (23.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.4%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
List of mayors
edit- J. Gérald Coote, 1936
- J. A. Saucier, 1936-1952
- Henri Giguère, 1952-1961
- Guy Desrivières, lawyer, 1961-1967
- Fernand Grenier, Professor University Laval 1967-1974
- J.-Arthur Bédard, 1974-1982
- Raymond Blouin, 1982-1990 and 1994-2005
- Robert Simard, 1990-1994
- O'Donnell Bédard, 2005-
Political representation
edit| Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22% | 31 | 53% | 74 | 21% | 30 | 1% | 2 | 0% | 0 | |
| 2019 | 25% | 29 | 36% | 42 | 30% | 35 | 3% | 4 | 2% | 3 | |
| Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 40% | 67 | 45% | 76 | 8% | 13 | 5% | 9 | |
| 2014 | 39% | 40 | 47% | 49 | 1% | 1 | 13% | 13 | |
Provincially it is part of the riding of La Peltrie. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Éric Caire, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Lac-Saint-Joseph in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Federally, Lac-Saint-Joseph is part of the federal riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Joël Godin of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Lac-Saint-Joseph in the House of Commons of Canada.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33343". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Saint-Joseph Archived 2013-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lac-Saint-Joseph census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 1358)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 1358)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Lac-Saint-Joseph at Wikimedia Commons