Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec

For Saint-Prosper in Chaudière-Appalaches, see Saint-Prosper, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec.
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
Municipality

Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°37′N 72°17′W / 46.617°N 72.283°W / 46.617; -72.283Coordinates: 46°37′N 72°17′W / 46.617°N 72.283°W / 46.617; -72.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
RCM Les Chenaux
Settled c. 1850
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Michel Grosleau
 • Federal riding Saint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. riding Champlain
Area[2][3]
 • Total 93.00 km2 (35.91 sq mi)
 • Land 93.68 km2 (36.17 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 505
 • Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.7%
 • Dwellings 268
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0X 3A0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 159
Website www.st-prosper.ca

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain is a municipality of 516 people in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the regional county.

Before September 4, 2010, it was known simply as Saint-Prosper.[4]

History

The area opened up for colonization in the middle of the 19th century, and in 1850 the Parish of Saint-Prosper was established out of the territories of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It was named after Prosper of Aquitaine possibly by Bishop Joseph Signay who wanted to emphasize the "prosperity" of the first settlers, who were poor but brave. In 1853, its post office opened, and two years later, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Prosper was formed, with Augustin Massicotte as first mayor.[5][6]

In 1861, Saint-Prosper had 1028 inhabitants, and at the start of 1900, there were nearly 1500 persons.[6]

On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville Regional County to the new Les Chenaux Regional County, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[7]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 237 (total dwellings: 268)

Mother tongue:

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 409102 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 37250 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Prosper census profile
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_sept10.pdf
  5. 1 2 "Saint-Prosper (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  6. 1 2 Gérard Ébacher. "Historique de Saint-Prosper" (in French). Municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Prosper. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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