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Sainte-Rita, Quebec
Sainte-Rita is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Sainte-Rita | |
|---|---|
Location within Les Basques RCM | |
Sainte-Rita Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′00″N 68°55′00″W / 47.95°N 68.9166667°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Les Basques |
| Constituted | January 1, 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Colpron |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 313 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 11.8% |
| • Dwellings | 164 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-295 |
| Website | www.municipalite. sainte-rita.qc.ca |
Demographics edit
Population edit
Canada census – Sainte-Rita community profile
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 303 (-1.3% from 2016) | 313 (-11.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 129.52 km2 (50.01 sq mi) | 129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.4 (M: 54, F: 54.4) | 49.8 (M: 49.4, F: 50.5) |
| Private dwellings | 140 (total) | 164 (total) |
| Median household income | $37,483 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 402 | — |
| 1996 | 387 | −3.7% |
| 2001 | 388 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 355 | −8.5% |
| 2011 | 313 | −11.8% |
Language edit
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Rita, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 | 310 | 310 | 11.4% | 100.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006 | 350 | 350 | 2.8% | 100.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2001 | 360 | 360 | 1.4% | 100.00% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 | 365 | 355 | n/a | 97.26% | 10 | n/a | 2.74% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56376". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Rita, Quebec (Code 2411015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links edit
- Media related to Sainte-Rita at Wikimedia Commons