Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°00′N 69°03′W / 48°N 69.05°WCoordinates: 48°00′N 69°03′W / 48°N 69.05°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	January 1, 1865
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean-Marie Côté
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
• Total	151.60 km^2 (58.53 sq mi)
• Land	151.02 km^2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,606
• Density	10.6/km^2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.9%
• Dwellings	740
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0L 3M0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 293 Route 295
Website	www.saintjeandedieu.ca

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The municipality had a population of 1,606 in the Canada 2011 Census.

The two main settlements within the municipality are the communities of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu and La Société. The settlement of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu was counted by Statistics Canada as a designated place in the 2011 census, separately from the boundaries of the municipality as a whole, and had a population of 935.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1,606 (-3.9% from 2006)	1,671 (-5.5% from 2001)	1,768 (-3.3% from 1996)
Land area:	151.02 km^2 (58.31 sq mi)	151.02 km^2 (58.31 sq mi)	151.02 km^2 (58.31 sq mi)
Population density:	10.6/km^2 (27/sq mi)	11.1/km^2 (29/sq mi)	11.7/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Median age:	50.2 (M: 49.8, F: 50.6)	46.5 (M: 45.6, F: 47.5)	42.1 (M: 41.1, F: 43.3)
Total private dwellings:	740	740	732
Median household income:	$39,983	$36,016	$29,664
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[7]
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,893	—
1996	1,828	−3.4%
2001	1,768	−3.3%
2006	1,671	−5.5%
2011	1,606	−3.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,570		1,570	0.3%	100.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2006		1,580		1,565	8.5%	99.05%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	0.95%
2001		1,710		1,710	0.6%	100.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,765		1,720	n/a	97.45%		35	n/a	1.98%		10	n/a	0.57%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 56877 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 11010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2411010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons