Sainte-Marguerite, Québec Explained

Sainte-Marguerite
Settlement Type:Parish municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.5167°N -126°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:La Nouvelle-Beauce
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:July 1, 1855
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Claude Perreault
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Beauce
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Nord
Area Total Km2:83.10
Area Land Km2:83.30
Area Note:There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population Total:1107
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:12.9
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 1.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:495
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0S 2X0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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Sainte-Marguerite is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,107 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after Marguerite Marcoux, who gave part of the land she owned in 1830 for the construction of a church.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marguerite had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 83.05km2, 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.