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Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°27′N 72°32′W / 45.450°N 72.533°W / 45.450; -72.533^[1]^[2]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionEstrieRCMLa Haute-YamaskaConstitutedJune 10, 1884Named forJoachim and Shefford County^[2]Government

^[3]^[4]

• MayorRené Beauregard • Federal ridingShefford • Prov. ridingJohnsonArea

^[3]^[5]

• Total129.20 km² (49.88 sq mi) • Land126.91 km² (49.00 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[5]

• Total1,476 • Density11.6/km² (30/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

13.5% • Dwellings

609Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0E 2G0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-241

R-243Websitewww.st-joachim.ca

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,476.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[6]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,476	13.5%
2016	1,301	11.1%
2011	1,171	7.5%
2006	1,089	6.0%
2001	1,159	1.5%
1996	1,142	2.8%
1991	1,111	1.7%
1986	1,092	0.8%
1981	1,083	10.8%
1976	977	6.5%
1971	917	3.9%
1966	883	3.0%
1961	910	3.1%
1956	883	7.9%
1951	959	1.5%
1941	974	6.2%
1931	1,038	0.1%
1921	1,037	6.6%
1911	1,110	1.4%
1901	1,126	1.4%
1891	1,142	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[7]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,375	93.2%
English only	70	4.7%
Both English and French	20	1.4%
Other languages	10	0.7%

References

^ "Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ ^a ^b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56923". 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-Joachim-de-Shefford
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec