Plessisville, Quebec (parish) explained

Plessisville
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.2333°N -116°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:L'Érable
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:July 1, 1855
Named For:Joseph-Octave Plessis
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alain Dubois
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Mégantic—L'Érable
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Arthabaska
Area Total Km2:141.30
Area Land Km2:142.75
Area Note:There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population Total:2678
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:18.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 4.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1059
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G6L 2Y7
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways
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Plessisville was a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. It completely surrounded the city of the same name.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Plessisville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 141.19km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 29, 2022.