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Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°W / 48.417; -64.417
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Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°W / 48.417; -64.417[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLe Rocher-Percé
ConstitutedSeptember 6, 1930
Government
[2]
 • MayorRoberto Blondin
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total34.60 km2 (13.36 sq mi)
 • Land33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,055
 • Density31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 4.9%
 • Dwellings
470
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0C 3B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.

Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[4]

In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile
2011
Population1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)
Land area33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
Median age50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)
Private dwellings470 (total) 
Median household income$36,496
References: 2011[3] earlier[5][6]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,280—    
1996 1,262−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,165−7.7%
2006 1,109−4.8%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,055−4.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,055
 1,040 Steady 0.0% 98.58% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.47% 5 Increase n/a% 0.47% 5 Decrease 87.5% 0.47%
2006
1,090
 1,040 Decrease 8.8% 95.41% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.92% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 40 Increase n/a% 3.67%
2001
1,150
 1,140 Decrease 10.6% 99.13% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,285
 1,275 n/a 99.22% 10 n/a 0.78% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56436". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  3. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  4. ^ "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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