Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The municipality had a population of 1,606 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°N 69.05°W / 48; -69.05[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLes Basques
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1865
Government
 • MayorJean-Marie Côté
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total151.60 km2 (58.53 sq mi)
 • Land151.02 km2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,606
 • Density10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.9%
 • Dwellings
740
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3M0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 293
Route 295
Websitewww.saintjeandedieu.ca

The two main settlements within the municipality are the communities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and La Société. The settlement of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu was counted by Statistics Canada as a designated place in the 2011 census, separately from the boundaries of the municipality as a whole, and had a population of 935.

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Jean-de-Dieu community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,606 (-3.9% from 2006) 1,671 (-5.5% from 2001)
Land area: 151.02 km2 (58.31 sq mi) 151.02 km2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population density: 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
Median age: 50.2 (M: 49.8, F: 50.6) 46.5 (M: 45.6, F: 47.5)
Total private dwellings: 740 740
Median household income: $39,983 $36,016
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,893—    
1996 1,828−3.4%
2001 1,768−3.3%
2006 1,671−5.5%
2011 1,606−3.9%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,570
 1,570 0.3% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2006
1,580
 1,565 8.5% 99.05% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 15 n/a% 0.95%
2001
1,710
 1,710 0.6% 100.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,765
 1,720 n/a 97.45% 35 n/a 1.98% 10 n/a 0.57% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 56877 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 11010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2411010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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