Saint-Hugues, Quebec
Saint-Hugues (/ˌseɪnt ˈhjuːz/; French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.
Saint-Hugues | |
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 Location within Les Maskoutains RCM. | |
  Saint-Hugues Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Constituted | November 6, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serge Picard |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.90 km2 (33.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,292 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 536 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0H 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 224  Route 239 |
| Website | www |
History
In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.[5]
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Saint-Hugues, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 1,292 (-1.4% from 2006) | 1,310 (+2.6% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) | 15.6/km2 (40/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 39.6 (M: 39.9, F: 39.5) | 38.9 (M: 38.8, F: 38.9) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 536 | 536 | |
| Median household income: | $60,864 | $44,948 | |
| References: 2011[4] 2006[6] earlier[7] | |||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Hugues, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
1,290 |
1,270 |  1.2% |
98.45% | 15 | 40.0% |
1.16% | 5 | n/a% |
0.39% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
1,305 |
1,255 | 1.6% |
96.17% | 25 | n/a% |
1.92% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 25 | n/a% |
1.92% | |||||
2001 |
1,275 |
1,275 | 5.9% |
100.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
1,370 |
1,355 | n/a | 98.91% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 1.09% | |||||
See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
References
- Reference number 133634 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Hugues
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- Blanchard, Raoul (1947). Le centre du Canada français: "province de Québec". Beauchemin. pp. 76.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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