Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé | |
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Municipality | |
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°WCoordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
Constituted | September 6, 1930 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roberto Blondin |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 34.60 km2 (13.36 sq mi) |
• Land | 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,055 |
• Density | 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.9% |
• Dwellings | 470 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0C 3B0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.
Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[4]
In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.
Demographics[]
Population[]
hideCanada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | ||
Population: | 1,055 (-4.9% from 2006) | 1,109 (-4.8% from 2001) | |
Land area: | 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi) | 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi) | 33.1/km2 (86/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1) | 46.2 (M: 45.8, F: 46.6) | |
Total private dwellings: | 470 | 475 | |
Median household income: | $36,496 | $38,028 | |
References: 2011[3] 2006[5] earlier[6] |
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Language[]
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,055
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1,040 | 0.0% | 98.58% | 5 | 50.0% | 0.47% | 5 | n/a% | 0.47% | 5 | 87.5% | 0.47% | |||||
2006
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1,090
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1,040 | 8.8% | 95.41% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.92% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 40 | n/a% | 3.67% | |||||
2001
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1,150
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1,140 | 10.6% | 99.13% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.87% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,285
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1,275 | n/a | 99.22% | 10 | n/a | 0.78% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 56436 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
Categories:
- Incorporated places in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Municipalities in Quebec