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Saint-Martin, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°39′W / 45.967°N 70.650°W / 45.967; -70.650
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Saint-Martin
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Martin is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Martin
Saint-Martin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°39′W / 45.967°N 70.650°W / 45.967; -70.650[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedOctober 12, 1911
Government
 • MayorJean-Marc Paquet
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total
119.90 km2 (46.29 sq mi)
 • Land118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,588
 • Density21.9/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.5%
 • Dwellings
1,226
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
R-269
Websitewww.st-martin.qc.ca

Saint-Martin is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,588 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Martin of Tours.

Demographics

Population

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Martin had a population of 2,588 living in 1,136 of its 1,226 total private dwellings, a change of 4.5% from its 2016 population of 2,477. With a land area of 118 km2 (46 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.9/km2 (56.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 2,588 Increase 4.5%
2016 2,477 Increase 0.6%
2011 2,462 Decrease 3.2%
2006 2,543 Decrease 2.1%
2001 2,598 Increase 2.0%
1996 2,546 Increase 4.2%
1991 2,443 Decrease 0.1%
1986 2,445 Decrease 1.9%
1981 2,493 Increase 4.9%
1976 2,377 Increase 0.1%
1971 2,375 Decrease 7.4%
1966 2,564 Increase 5.2%
1961 2,437 Decrease 2.3%
1956 2,494 Decrease 3.3%
1951 2,579 Decrease 4.2%
1941 2,691 Increase 17.7%
1931 2,287 Increase 26.1%
1921 1,813 Increase 27.1%
1911 1,426 Increase 48.7%
1901 959 Increase 7.3%
1891 894 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,520 97.5%
English only 10 0.4%
Both English and French 5 0.2%
Other languages 50 1.9%

References

  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec – Saint-Martin
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Martin, Quebec