Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Quebec

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
Parish municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°52′N 70°51′W[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)
 • Land186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total99
 • Density0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 4.8%
 • Dwellings
46
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes

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

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset had a population of 50 living in 23 of its 29 total dwellings, a -51.9% change from its 2006 population of 104.[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 99 living in 40 of its 46 total dwellings, a -4.8% change from 2006.[4] With a land area of 186.42 km2 (71.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5311/km2 (1.375/sq mi) in 2011.[4][5]

References
  1. Reference number 56723 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 29020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-11-11.



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