Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°52′N 70°51′W / 45.867°N 70.850°W / 45.867; -70.850[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedApril 12, 1916
Government
 • MayorJérôme Lacroix
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total189.40 km2 (73.13 sq mi)
 • Land186.77 km2 (72.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total96
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.1%
 • Dwellings
56
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.sthilairededorset.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The municipality is named after Hilary of Poitiers and the county of Dorset in England.

Demographics edit

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset had a population of 96 living in 44 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 95. With a land area of 186.77 km2 (72.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56723". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052429020&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.