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Saint-Clément is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
Saint-Clément | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Les Basques RCM | |
  Saint-Clément Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′N 69°06′W / 47.92°N 69.1°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Les Basques |
| Constituted | January 1, 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriel Belzile |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.90 km2 (30.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.72 km2 (33.48 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-293 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editThe territory of Saint-Clément is crossed by several rivers, including several rapids. The Trois Pistoles River forms the south-eastern boundary of the municipality, then flows north-west through it. The Mariakèche River crosses the south-west and then delimits the north-east of the municipality up to its confluence with the Trois Pistoles River. The Rivière Sénescoupé crosses the south of the municipality and flows northeast to its confluence with the Trois Pistoles River in the centre-east.
Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Saint-Clément community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 479 (+4.1% from 2016) | 460 (-7.8% from 2011) | 499 (-4.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 86.72 km2 (33.48 sq mi) | 86.84 km2 (33.53 sq mi) | 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 46, F: 44) | 44.5 (M: 45.3, F: 43.0) | 43.4 (M: 44.5, F: 42.4) |
| Private dwellings | 215 (total) | 231 (total) | 235 (total) |
| Median household income | $56,800 | $50,560 | $43,675 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 833 | — |
| 1901 | 1,024 | +22.9% |
| 1911 | 1,208 | +18.0% |
| 1921 | 1,234 | +2.2% |
| 1931 | 1,204 | −2.4% |
| 1941 | 1,219 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 1,217 | −0.2% |
| 1956 | 1,259 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 1,213 | −3.7% |
| 1966 | 1,018 | −16.1% |
| 1971 | 846 | −16.9% |
| 1976 | 711 | −16.0% |
| 1981 | 657 | −7.6% |
| 1986 | 623 | −5.2% |
| 1991 | 580 | −6.9% |
| 1996 | 566 | −2.4% |
| 2001 | 531 | −6.2% |
| 2006 | 521 | −1.9% |
| 2011 | 499 | −4.2% |
| 2016 | 460 | −7.8% |
| 2021 | 479 | +4.1% |
Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Clément, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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475
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465 | 2.2%
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97.9% | 5 | n/a%
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1.1% | 10 | 100.0%
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2.1% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2016
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460
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455 |  8.1%
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98.9% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.0% | 5 | n/a%
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1.1% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2011
|
500
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495 | 3.9%
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99.0% | 5 | n/a%
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1.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2006
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515
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515 | 1.9%
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100.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2001
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525
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525 | 12.5%
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100.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
1996
|
600
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600 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55841". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052411005&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Cl%E9ment
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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