Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
St-Joachim-de-Shefford Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°27′N 72°32′W / 45.450°N 72.533°WCoordinates: 45°27′N 72°32′W / 45.450°N 72.533°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted	June 10, 1884
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	René Beauregard
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area[2][4]
• Total	129.20 km^2 (49.88 sq mi)
• Land	127.11 km^2 (49.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,171
• Density	9.2/km^2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.5%
• Dwellings	486
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0E 2G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 241 Route 243
Website	www.st-joachim.ca

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,171.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,171	7.5%
2006	1,089	6.0%
2001	1,159	1.5%
1996	1,142	2.8%
1991	1,111	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	980	90.32%
English only	95	8.76%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	0.92%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 56923 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec