Saint-Éloi, Quebec
Saint-Éloi is a parish municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 286 in the Canada 2016 Census.
Saint-Éloi | |
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 Location within Les Basques RCM | |
  Saint-Éloi Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48.03°N 69.23°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Les Basques |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario St-Louis |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.90 km2 (25.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 286 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 |  8.0% |
| • Dwellings | 144 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 2V0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Saint-Éloi, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 311 (-8.0% from 2006) | 338 (-0.6% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi) | 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 48.9 (M: 49.0, F: 48.8) | 46.2 (M: 46.1, F: 46.4) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 137 | 159 | |
| Median household income: | $49,255 | $44,472 | |
| References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6] | |||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 352 | — |
| 1996 | 340 | −3.4% |
| 2001 | 340 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 338 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 311 | −8.0% |
| 2016 | 286 | −8.0% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Éloi, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
310 |
305 | 3.2% |
98.39% | 5 |  n/a% |
1.61% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
345 |
315 | 7.4% |
91.30% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 30 | n/a% |
8.70% | |||||
2001 |
340 |
340 | 0.0% |
100.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
340 |
340 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable residents
Notable people born in Saint-Éloi include jazz musician Alain Caron and Quebec premier Adélard Godbout.
References
- Reference number 56240 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 11035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2411035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
Media related to Saint-Éloi, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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