Lac-Saint-Joseph, Quebec

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Lac-Saint-Joseph
City
Lac Saint-Joseph, Quebec.jpg
Motto(s): 
Environnement Protégerai
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Lac-Saint-Joseph is located in Central Quebec
Lac-Saint-Joseph
Lac-Saint-Joseph
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°39′W / 46.917°N 71.650°W / 46.917; -71.650Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°39′W / 46.917°N 71.650°W / 46.917; -71.650[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Jacques-Cartier
ConstitutedJune 10, 1936
Government
 • MayorO'Donnell Bédard
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingLa Peltrie
Area
 • Total42.10 km2 (16.25 sq mi)
 • Land33.66 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total251
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.6%
 • Dwellings
364
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G3N 0B4
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
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Lac-Saint-Joseph is a town in Quebec, Canada, located on the namesake Saint-Joseph Lake.

Demographics[]

Population[]

Historical Census Data - Lac-Saint-Joseph, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 140—    
1996 83−40.7%
2001 184+121.7%
2006 266+44.6%
2011 251−5.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 364)

Language[]

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 3.5%
  • French as first language: 96.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors[]

  • J. Gérald Coote, 1936
  • J. A. Saucier, 1936-1952
  • Henri Giguère, 1952-1961
  • Guy Desrivières, lawyer, 1961-1967
  • Fernand Grenier, Professor University Laval 1967-1974
  • J.-Arthur Bédard, 1974-1982
  • Raymond Blouin, 1982-1990 and 1994-2005
  • Robert Simard, 1990-1994
  • O'Donnell Bédard, 2005-

See also[]

  • List of cities in Quebec

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 33343 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Saint-Joseph
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lac-Saint-Joseph census profile
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links[]

Media related to Lac-Saint-Joseph at Wikimedia Commons

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