Saint-Anicet

Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.

Saint-Anicet
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Saint-Anicet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorAlain Castagner
 • Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
 • Total180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi)
 • Land135.33 km2 (52.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,626
 • Density19.4/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 4.1%
 • Dwellings
2,088
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Websitewww.stanicet.com

Geography

Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Anicet community profile
2011 2006
Population: 2,523 (-7.1% from 2006) 2,717 (+3.3% from 2001)
Land area: 135.16 km2 (52.19 sq mi) 134.92 km2 (52.09 sq mi)
Population density: 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi)
Median age: 51.9 (M: 52.8, F: 50.9) 47.8 (M: 48.3, F: 47.2)
Total private dwellings: 1,965 1,949
Median household income: $42,911 $41,928
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,215—    
1996 2,549+15.1%
2001 2,630+3.2%
2006 2,717+3.3%
2011 2,523−7.1%
2016 2,626+4.1%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
2,625
 2,125 4.1% 80.95% 395 0.0% 15.05% 50 25.0% 1.90% 50 0.0% 1.90%
2011
2,525
 2,040 9.3% 80.79% 395 27.4% 15.64% 40 11.1% 1.58% 50 54.5% 1.98%
2006
2,715
 2,250 9.2% 82.87% 310 12.7% 11.42% 45 43.8% 1.66% 110 15.8% 4.05%
2001
2,590
 2,060 2.7% 79.54% 355 21.1% 13.71% 80 166.7% 3.09% 95 171.4% 3.67%
1996
2,520
 2,005 n/a 79.56% 450 n/a 17.86% 30 n/a 1.19% 35 n/a 1.39%

Historic site and museum
Droulers Tsiionhiakwatha

In the south of Saint-Anicet, the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center is where an important Iroquoian village in Quebec was located. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River. The centre opened on May 15, 2010.[8]

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,[9] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[10]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 55616 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Anicet
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  • Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.
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