Saint-Moïse, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°31′N 67°51′W / 48.517°N 67.850°W / 48.517; -67.850^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMLa MatapédiaSettledc. 1870ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1878Government

^[2]

• MayorPaul Lepage • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Prov. ridingMatane-MatapédiaArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total110.40 km² (42.63 sq mi) • Land109.80 km² (42.39 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total542 • Density4.9/km² (13/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

6.6% • Dwellings

324Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0J 2Z0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-132

R-297Websitest-moise.com

Saint-Moïse is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the intersection of routes 132 and 297.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Moïse, Quebec^[4]
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	667	—
1996	625	−6.3%
2001	633	+1.3%
2006	625	−1.3%
2011	577	−7.7%
2016	580	+0.5%
2021	542	−6.6%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Moïse had a population of 542 living in 265 of its 324 total private dwellings, a change of -6.6% from its 2016 population of 580. With a land area of 109.8 km² (42.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.9/km² (12.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Canada census – Saint-Moïse community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	542 (-6.6% from 2016)	580 (0,5% from 2011)	577 (-7.7% from 2006)
Land area	109.80 km² (42.39 sq mi)	109.93 km² (42.44 sq mi)	110.67 km² (42.73 sq mi)
Population density	4.9/km² (13/sq mi)	5.3/km² (14/sq mi)	5.2/km² (13/sq mi)
Median age	53.2 (M: 53.6, F: 52.8)	51.3 (M: 51.9, F: 50.5)	48.2 (M: 49.5, F: 46.9)
Private dwellings	265 (total)	292 (total)	313 (total)
Median household income		$39,424	$31,557

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8]^[9]

Notable residents

Joseph Kaeble - Saint-Moïse born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions in France during the First World War

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57271". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Moïse". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.