Saint-Elphège, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°03′N 72°42′W / 46.05°N 72.7°W / 46.05; -72.7[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecRCMNicolet-YamaskaConstitutedMarch 12, 1886Government • MayorClaude Précourt • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour • Prov. ridingNicolet-BécancourArea • Total42.20 km2 (16.29 sq mi) • Land40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total292 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.7% • Dwellings
108Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)450 and 579Highways R-226Websitewww.st-elphege.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

Demographics

In 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 Increase 7.7%
2006 271 Decrease 7.8%
2001 294 Decrease 8.4%
1996 321 Increase 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

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56245". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Elphège
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Elphège, Quebec

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