Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t madlɛn də la ʁivjɛʁ madlɛn]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It has the longest municipal name in Quebec.[4]
Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine | |
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Coordinates: 49°14′N 65°18′W / 49.233°N 65.300°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Constituted | February 27, 1915 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joël Côté |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 264.92 km2 (102.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 262.35 km2 (101.29 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 289 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | 0% |
• Dwellings | 224 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | stemadeleine |
The municipality includes the communities of Madeleine-Centre, Manche-d'Épée, and Rivière-la-Madeleine.
The community of Manche-d'Épée is home to the Manche-d'Épée Ecological Reserve.
History
editThe Seignory of the Rivière-de-la-Madeleine was first granted to Antoine Caddé in 1679, then to Denis Riverin in 1689, taking its name from the Madeleine River which flows its territory. The toponym could refer to Jacques de La Ferté de La Madeleine , the first missionary of the place who, however, never went to Canada or the Gaspé region.[1]
In 1874, the Parish of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was founded and the local post office opened in 1889 under the name Petite-Magdeleine. In 1916, the place was incorporated as the Municipality of Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine.[1]
Demographics
editPopulation
edit2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 289 (0%% from 2016) | 289 (-13.5% from 2011) | 334 (-10.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 262.35 km2 (101.29 sq mi) | 263.34 km2 (101.68 sq mi) | 262.42 km2 (101.32 sq mi) |
Population density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
Median age | 66.0 (M: 66.5, F: 66.0) | 62.4 (M: 62.9, F: 61.7) | 58.6 (M: 58.5, F: 58.8) |
Private dwellings | 224 (total) 161 (occupied) | 281 (total) | 298 (total) |
Median household income | $40,800 | $35,072 | $29,118 |
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Source: Statistics Canada[10][11] |
Language
editCanada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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290
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285 | 1.8% | 98.3% | 5 | n/a% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2016
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290
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280 | 16.4% | 96.6% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2011
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330
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335 | 6.9% | 101.5% | 5 | n/a% | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2006
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360
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360 | 12.2% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2001
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415
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410 | 14.6% | 98.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
1996
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480
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480 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56260". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 04005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine (Code 2404005) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Fred Simard (4 April 2016). "Ces lieux aux noms étranges - Voyage au cœur de la toponymie". beta.urbania.ca (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census