Cloridorme
Cloridorme | |
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![]() Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM. | |
Coordinates: 49°11′N 64°50′W / 49.183°N 64.833°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
Settled | 1838 |
Constituted | January 1, 1885 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Fortin |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 160.60 km2 (62.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 160.22 km2 (61.86 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 743 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 412 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | canton-de-cloridorme |
Cloridorme is a township municipality in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. Cloridorme's economy is centered on fishing. Its population, according to the 2006 Canadian Census was 764.[4] The township stretches for 16 kilometres (10 mi) along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and includes Cloridorme Bay where the Little and Great Cloridorme Rivers have their mouths.
In addition to the village of Cloridorme itself, the township's territory also includes the communities of Cloridorme-Ouest, Petite-Anse, Pointe-à-la-Frégate, and Saint-Yvon.
The name Cloridorme is of uncertain origin. It is believed that it was named after an early settler from the early 19th century named Cloridan Côté, originally from Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny. But this is unlikely since the name had been in use since the 18th century. A map of 1755 shows the plural form "Les Cloridormes", which had changed to "Les Chlorydormes" by the 19th century and remained in use until the early 20th century.[1]
History
The area was first settled in 1838 by people from Montmagny. In 1853, a mission was set up, called Sainte-Cécile-de-Cloridorme. In 1871, the geographic township was formed, the following year the post office opened, and the year after that, the mission became a parish. In 1885, the Township Municipality of Cloridorme was established.[1]
In 1957, the township lost a portion of its territory when Petite-Vallée became a separate incorporated municipality.[5]
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 743 (-2.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 160.22 km2 (61.86 sq mi) |
Population density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Median age | 55.0 (M: 53.9, F: 55.5) |
Private dwellings | 412 (total) |
Median household income | $36,768 |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Cloridorme, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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740
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740 | ![]() |
100.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
2006
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765
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755 | ![]() |
98.69% | 10 | ![]() |
1.31% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
2001
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905
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905 | ![]() |
97.26% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
1996
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1,090
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1,090 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cloridorme (Municipalité de canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ a b "Cloridorme". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ a b "Cloridorme census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Cloridorme community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Petite-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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