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Princeville, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W / 46.167°N 71.883°W / 46.167; -71.883
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Princeville
City
View of Princeville circa 1930.
View of Princeville circa 1930.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Princeville is located in Southern Quebec
Princeville
Princeville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W / 46.167°N 71.883°W / 46.167; -71.883[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedFebruary 23, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorGilles Fortier
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska
Area
[2][3]
 • Total196.70 km2 (75.95 sq mi)
 • Land195.26 km2 (75.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total6,001
 • Density30.7/km2 (80/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings
2,702
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G6L 4Y5
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-165
R-263
Websitewww.villedeprinceville.qc.ca

Princeville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Érable Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region.

The population was 6,001 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

History

The county of Stanfold (Princeville) was created by Édouard Leclerc on July 9, 1807 when he established himself on lot 6, rang 12 in Princeville. A monument was erected in his honour on the east section of the 12th rang. Stanfold then had a new division that would become the village of Princeville in 1856. Thus two municipalities would now co-existed.

On February 23, 2000, the municipalities of the city of Princeville and the parish of Princeville become one to form the new city of Princeville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Princeville had a population of 6,218 living in 2,781 of its 2,903 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 6,001. With a land area of 195.01 km2 (75.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.9/km2 (82.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Princeville, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population6,001 (+5.4% from 2011)5,693 (+2.2% from 2006)
Land area195.26 km2 (75.39 sq mi)194.02 km2 (74.91 sq mi)
Population density30.7/km2 (80/sq mi)29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)
Median age40.9 (M: 39.6, F: 42.3)41.2 (M: 40.6, F: 41.8)
Private dwellings2,702 (total)  2,497 (total) 
Median household income$50,944$44,611
References: 2016[3] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 51235". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32033". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-28. Cite error: The named reference "cp2016" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.




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