Saint-Martin is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,588 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Martin of Tours.
Saint-Martin | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): L'entraide dans la charité (French for "Mutual Aid in Charity") | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Martin Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°39′W / 45.967°N 70.650°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | October 12, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marc Paquet |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119.90 km2 (46.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,588 |
| • Density | 21.9/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,226 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-204  R-269 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editPopulation
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Martin had a population of 2,588 living in 1,136 of its 1,226 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 2,477. With a land area of 118 km2 (46 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.9/km2 (56.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,588 | 4.5%
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| 2016 | 2,477 | 0.6%
|
| 2011 | 2,462 |  3.2%
|
| 2006 | 2,543 | 2.1%
|
| 2001 | 2,598 | 2.0%
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| 1996 | 2,546 | 4.2%
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| 1991 | 2,443 | 0.1%
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| 1986 | 2,445 | 1.9%
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| 1981 | 2,493 | 4.9%
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| 1976 | 2,377 | 0.1%
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| 1971 | 2,375 | 7.4%
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| 1966 | 2,564 | 5.2%
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| 1961 | 2,437 | 2.3%
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| 1956 | 2,494 | 3.3%
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| 1951 | 2,579 | 4.2%
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| 1941 | 2,691 | 17.7%
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| 1931 | 2,287 | 26.1%
|
| 1921 | 1,813 | 27.1%
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| 1911 | 1,426 | 48.7%
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| 1901 | 959 | 7.3%
|
| 1891 | 894 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue language (2021)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 2,520 | 97.5% |
| English only | 10 | 0.4% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.2% |
| Other languages | 50 | 1.9% |
References
edit- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec – Saint-Martin
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ "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-Martin, Quebec