Saint-Elphège (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛlfɛʒ]) is a parish municipality located on the east bank of the Saint-François River in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 292.
Saint-Elphège | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
  Saint-Elphège Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 72°42′W / 46.05°N 72.7°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | March 12, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Précourt |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.20 km2 (16.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 292 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.7% |
| • Dwellings | 108 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-226 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Elphège had a population of 251 living in 102 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -7% from its 2016 population of 270. With a land area of 40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.2/km2 (16.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 292 | 7.7%
|
| 2006 | 271 |  7.8%
|
| 2001 | 294 | 8.4%
|
| 1996 | 321 | 0.3%
|
| 1991 | 320 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 225 | 93.75% |
| English only | 15 | 6.25% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56245". 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-Elphège
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec
External links
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