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Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown

Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.93°N 71.5°W / 45.93; -71.5
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Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Parish municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.93°N 71.5°W / 45.93; -71.5[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedSeptember 30, 1909
Government
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 • MayorSteven Laprise
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
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 • Total
61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi)
 • Land59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
189
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 10.5%
 • Dwellings
133
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1E2
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216
R-263
Websitewww.st-jacques-le-majeur-de-wolfestown.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]

It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located, which was named after General James Wolfe.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown had a population of 186 living in 90 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 188. With a land area of 58.71 km2 (22.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56801". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown (Code 2431025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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