Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°00′N 72°50′W / 46.000°N 72.833°W / 46.000; -72.833[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionMontérégieRCMPierre-De SaurelConstitutedFebruary 18, 1907Named forGerard Majella[1]Government
[2][3]
 • MayorCharles Lachapelle • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour • Prov. ridingRichelieuArea
[2][4]
 • Total38.20 km2 (14.75 sq mi) • Land38.21 km2 (14.75 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation
 (2011)[4]
 • Total246 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 2.4% • Dwellings
109Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)450 and 579Highways R-122
R-132

Saint-Gérard-Majella is a parish municipality located in the Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality of Québec (Canada), in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 246.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gérard-Majella had a population of 240 living in 103 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of -0.8% from its 2016 population of 242. With a land area of 38.32 km2 (14.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 246 Decrease 2.4%
2006 252 Decrease 1.9%
2001 257 Decrease 0.4%
1996 258 Decrease 5.1%
1991 272 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 250 100.00%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English & French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56646". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Gérard-Majella
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Gérard-Majella, Quebec


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