Saint-Benjamin, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°17′N 70°36′W / 46.283°N 70.600°W / 46.283; -70.600^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLes EtcheminsConstitutedJanuary 9, 1897Government

^[2]

• MayorBenjamin Arseneau • Federal ridingBeauce • Prov. ridingBeauce-SudArea

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• Total112.50 km² (43.44 sq mi) • Land111.53 km² (43.06 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1,090 • Density9.8/km² (25/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

10.4% • Dwellings

493Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0M 1N0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-275Websitewww.st-benjamin.qc.ca

Saint-Benjamin is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,090 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named in tribute to Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.

The Caron twins grew up in Saint-Benjamin.

History

Originally, the territory were Saint-Benjamin is located was known as Saint-François-de-la-Beauce. The boundaries were roughly similar of those of the current city of Beauceville. In 1855, From those boundaries emerged the Parish of Saint-François from witch Saint-Benjamin spitted away in 1897.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Benjamin had a population of 1,090 living in 461 of its 493 total private dwellings, a change of 10.4% from its 2016 population of 987. With a land area of 111.53 km² (43.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km² (25.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55727". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Benjamin, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Benjamin, Quebec (Code 2428025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2023.