Saint-Elzéar | |
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![]() Location within Bonaventure RCM. | |
Coordinates: 48°09′N 65°24′W / 48.150°N 65.400°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Settled | 1924 |
Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marie-Louis Bourdages |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 206.50 km2 (79.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 204.76 km2 (79.06 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 467 |
• Density | 2.3/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 261 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
History
[edit]In 2022, Saint-Elzéar received media attention after an Alert Ready notification concerning a shelter-in-place order for the municipality was sent to phones across Quebec.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Canada census – Saint-Elzéar community profile
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 464 (+1.3% from 2016) | 467 (-8.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 204.16 km2 (78.83 sq mi) | 204.76 km2 (79.06 sq mi) |
Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.2 (M: 49.6, F: 48.8) | 48.9 (M: 48.1, F: 50.2) |
Private dwellings | 205 (total) | 261 (total) |
Median household income | $40,799 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56253". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Saint-Elzéar". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Emergency alert lifted after Quebec police arrest suspect in St-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure". CBC News. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census