Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Saint-Elzéar | |
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Coordinates: 48°09′N 65°24′W / 48.150°N 65.400°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Settled | 1924 |
Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paquerette Poirier |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 208.62 km2 (80.55 sq mi) |
• Land | 204.16 km2 (78.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 464 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 1.3% |
• Dwellings | 227 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure to distinguish it from Saint-Elzéar in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
History
[edit]Settlement of the place began in 1924, at the instigation of Elzéar Matte who was vicar general in Bonaventure at that time. That same year, the Saint-Elzéar Parish was founded and the Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure Post Office opened.[1]
The Municipality of Saint-Elzéar was formed on January 1, 1965, from territory ceded by the Municipalities of New Carlisle, Bonaventure, and Paspébiac-Ouest, as well as portions of unorganized areas.[4]
In 2022, Saint-Elzéar received media attention after an Alert Ready notification concerning a shelter-in-place order for the municipality was sent to phones across the entire province of Quebec.[5]
Demographics
[edit]2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 464 (+1.3% from 2016) | 458 (-1.9% from 2011) | 467 (-8.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 204.16 km2 (78.83 sq mi) | 203.58 km2 (78.60 sq mi) | 204.76 km2 (79.06 sq mi) |
Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.2 (M: 49.6, F: 48.8) | 53.4 (M: 51.8, F: 55.0) | 48.9 (M: 48.1, F: 50.2) |
Private dwellings | 227 (total) 204 (occupied) | 266 (total) | 261 (total) |
Median household income | $68,000 | $48,704 | $40,799 |
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Source: Statistics Canada[11] |
Local government
[edit]List of former mayors:[4]
- Léonard Arsenault (1965–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1977)
- Jean Albert Larocque (1969–1971)
- Gilles Martin (1973–1974)
- Jean Baptiste Chicoine (1974–1975)
- Onidas Poirier (1977–1981)
- Sylvio Ouellet (1981–1983)
- Conrad Poirier (1983–1993)
- Damien Arsenault (1993–2011)
- Raymond Marcoux (2011–2017)
- Marie-Louis Bourdages (2017–2021)
- Paquerette Poirier (2021–present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56253". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 05050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b "Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Code 2405050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Elzéar (municipalité) 1.1.1965 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Emergency alert lifted after Quebec police arrest suspect in St-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure". CBC News. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census