Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
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Not to be confused with Bonaventure, Quebec.
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Bonaventure | |
|---|---|
| Location within Drummond RCM Location within Drummond RCM | |
Saint-Bonaventure is located in Southern Quebec Saint-Bonaventure Saint-Bonaventure Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W / 45.967°N 72.683°W / 45.967; -72.683 [1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Drummond |
| Constituted | January 1, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Drummond |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,066 |
| • Density | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | Increase 3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-143 R-224 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Bonaventure (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃bɔnavɑ̃tyʁ] ) is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,066. It lies at the eastern terminus of Quebec Route 224, northeast of Saint-Guillaume.
Demographics
[edit ]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Bonaventure had a population of 1,066 living in 429 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 1,031. With a land area of 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.5/km2 (35.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population
[edit ]Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,066 | Increase 3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,031 | Increase 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,017 | Increase 3.5% |
| 2006 | 983 | Decrease 5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,043 | Decrease 2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,071 | Decrease 0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,079 | Decrease 2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,111 | Increase 0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,107 | Increase 20.2% |
| 1976 | 921 | Decrease 1.1% |
| 1971 | 931 | Decrease 3.4% |
| 1966 | 964 | Decrease 6.3% |
| 1961 | 1,029 | Decrease 3.8% |
| 1956 | 1,070 | Increase 0.2% |
| 1951 | 1,068 | Increase 6.3% |
| 1941 | 1,005 | Decrease 1.1% |
| 1931 | 1,016 | Decrease 17.1% |
| 1921 | 1,225 | Decrease 15.0% |
| 1911 | 1,441 | Increase 13.9% |
| 1901 | 1,265 | Increase 4.6% |
| 1891 | 1,209 | Increase 13.7% |
| 1881 | 1,063 | Decrease 7.1% |
| 1871 | 1,144 | N/A |
Language
[edit ]Mother tongue language (2021)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,035 | 97.2% |
| English only | 0 | 0.0% |
| Both English and French | 15 | 1.4% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.9% |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269412". 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: Saint-Bonaventure
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec