Saint-Godefroi Explained

Saint-Godefroi
Flag Size:120x80px
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Label:St-Godefroi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:48.0833°N -72°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:December 16, 1913
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gérard Litalien
Area Total Km2:64.07
Area Land Km2:63.57
Population Total:350
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:5.5
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 7.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:200
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways

Saint-Godefroi (formerly spelled as Saint-Godefroy) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 350 in the 2021 Canadian census.

It is situated on the north shore of Chaleur Bay along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Saint-Godefroi itself, the township also includes the community of Kelly .[1]

History

Settlement began in the mid-19th century, and in 1873 the Parish of Saint-Godefroi was founded, named in honour of Charles-Godefroi Fournier (1829-1902), priest and founder of the parish. In 1889, its post office opened under the name of Saint-Godfroy.

On December 16, 1913, the Township Municipality of Saint-Godefroy was created when the Township Municipality of Hope was divided in two. In 1924, Saint-Godefroy lost more than half its area when the Municipality of Shigawake was formed. In 1940, the spelling of the post office name was adjusted to Saint-Godefroi, while the township's name was not corrected until much later (the 1981 census was the last census to use the spelling "Saint-Godefroy*).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Godefroi had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 63.57km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Mother tongue (2021):

Local government

List of former mayors:

See also

Notes and References

  1. 24 September 2024.