Saint-Bonaventure is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,066. It lies at the eastern terminus of Quebec Route 224, northeast of Saint-Guillaume.
Saint-Bonaventure | |
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 Location within Drummond RCM | |
  Saint-Bonaventure Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W / 45.967°N 72.683°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Drummond |
| Constituted | January 1, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Félicien Cardin |
| • Federal riding | Drummond |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,066 |
| • Density | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-143  R-224 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,066 | 3.4%
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| 2016 | 1,031 | 1.4%
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| 2011 | 1,017 | 3.5%
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| 2006 | 983 |  5.8%
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| 2001 | 1,043 | 2.6%
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| 1996 | 1,071 | 0.7%
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| 1991 | 1,079 | 2.9%
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| 1986 | 1,111 | 0.4%
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| 1981 | 1,107 | 20.2%
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| 1976 | 921 | 1.1%
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| 1971 | 931 | 3.4%
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| 1966 | 964 | 6.3%
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| 1961 | 1,029 | 3.8%
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| 1956 | 1,070 | 0.2%
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| 1951 | 1,068 | 6.3%
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| 1941 | 1,005 | 1.1%
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| 1931 | 1,016 | 17.1%
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| 1921 | 1,225 | 15.0%
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| 1911 | 1,441 | 13.9%
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| 1901 | 1,265 | 4.6%
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| 1891 | 1,209 | 13.7%
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| 1881 | 1,063 | 7.1%
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| 1871 | 1,144 | 61.1%
|
| 1861 | 2,942 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue language (2021)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,035 | 97.2% |
| English only | 0 | 0.0% |
| Both English and French | 15 | 1.4% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.9% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269412". 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: Saint-Bonaventure
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec