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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
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
Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is located in Eastern Quebec
Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Ste-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]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLe Rocher-Percé
ConstitutedSeptember 6, 1930
Government
 • MayorRoberto Blondin
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
 • Total
34.94 km2 (13.49 sq mi)
 • Land34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
979
 • Density28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 3.5%
 • Dwellings
504
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.saintetheresedegaspe.com Edit this at Wikidata

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

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Population

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Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile
202120162011
Population979 (-3.5% from 2016)1,015 (-3.8% from 2011)1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)
Land area34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi)33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)29.5/km2 (76/sq mi)31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
Median age56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8)53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.6)50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)
Private dwellings504 (total)  475 (occupied)509 (total)  470 (total) 
Median household income$65,000$54,144$36,496
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1931 1,045—    
1941 1,137+8.8%
1951 1,276+12.2%
1956 1,433+12.3%
1961 1,394−2.7%
1966 1,415+1.5%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,356−4.2%
1976 1,243−8.3%
1981 1,235−0.6%
1986 1,273+3.1%
1991 1,280+0.5%
1996 1,262−1.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,165−7.7%
2006 1,109−4.8%
2011 1,055−4.9%
2016 1,015−3.8%
2021 979−3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[10][11]

Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[11]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
980
955 Decrease 4.0% 97.4% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 10 Increase 100.0% 1.0%
2016
1,005
995 Decrease 4.3% 99.0% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5%
2011
1,055
1,040 Steady 0.0% 98.6% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.5% 5 Increase n/a% 0.5% 5 Decrease 87.5% 0.5%
2006
1,090
1,040 Decrease 8.8% 95.4% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.9% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 40 Increase n/a% 3.7%
2001
1,150
1,140 Decrease 10.6% 99.1% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.9% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
1996
1,285
1,275 n/a 99.2% 10 n/a 0.8% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%

See also

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References

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  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 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 02010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (Code 2402010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  11. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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