Sainte-Hedwidge
Sainte-Hedwidge | |
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  Sainte-Hedwidge Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′N 72°21′W / 48.483°N 72.350°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Settled | 1887 |
| Constituted | March 10, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Bilodeau |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area | |
• Total | 475.50 km2 (183.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 461.67 km2 (178.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 870 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 494 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Sainte-Hedwidge (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ɛdwidʒ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The community is sometimes known as Sainte-Hedwidge-de-Roberval.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1911 | 331 | — |
| 1921 | 491 | +48.3% |
| 1931 | 599 | +22.0% |
| 1941 | 850 | +41.9% |
| 1951 | 1,036 | +21.9% |
| 1956 | 1,077 | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 1,195 | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 1,133 | −5.2% |
| 1971 | 1,107 | −2.3% |
| 1976 | 966 | −12.7% |
| 1981 | 942 | −2.5% |
| 1986 | 929 | −1.4% |
| 1991 | 879 | −5.4% |
| 1996 | 863 | −1.8% |
| 2001 | 843 | −2.3% |
| 2006 | 820 | −2.7% |
| 2011 | 824 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 846 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 870 | +2.8% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[better source needed] 2021 Canadian census,[4] 2016 Canadian census, 2011 Canadian census, 2006 Canadian census, 2001 Canadian census, 1996 Canadian census | ||
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 390 (total dwellings: 494)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 99.4%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 0%
See also
[edit]- Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality
- Lac Saint-Jean, a waterbody
- Rivière du Castor (rivière à l'Ours)
- Ovide River
- Petite rivière à l'Ours (rivière à l'Ours) - South
- Rivière aux Iroquois
- Deuxième bras des Iroquois, un cours d'eau
- Rivière à la Chasse (lac Saint-Jean)
- Ouiatchouaniche River
References
[edit]- ^ "Sainte-Hedwidge". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56194". 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 - Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Hedwidge
- ^ a b c "Sainte-Hedwidge census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Sainte-Hedwidge community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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