Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac

Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Parish municipality
Mauricie National Park
Mauricie National Park
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°49′N 72°46′W / 46.817°N 72.767°W / 46.817; -72.767[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMékinac
ConstitutedNovember 2, 1905
Government
[2]
 • MayorRita Dufresne
 • Federal ridingSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. ridingLaviolette
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
155.50 km2 (60.04 sq mi)
 • Land144.52 km2 (55.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
304
 • Density2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.7%
 • Dwellings
295
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2E0
Area code819
Highways R-155
R-159
Websitewww.stroch
demekinac.com

Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔk də mekinak] ⓘ) is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality, in administrative region of Mauricie, in the province of Quebec in Canada.

The Saint-Roch parish was named in honour of Roch of Montpellier. The term Mékinac is associated with several homonyms of place names in the sector: Mékinac River, Saint-Joseph-de-Mékinac and Mékinac Lake.

Geography

Municipal territory covers both side of Saint-Maurice River, including a small portion of La Mauricie National Park. The village of Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac is located at the top of a hill on Eastern side of Saint-Maurice River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac had a population of 304 living in 174 of its 295 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 144.52 km2 (55.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend[5]
Year Population Variation (%) Median age
2021 304 Increase+0.7 % 57,6 years
2016 302 Decrease-31.1 % 55,4 years
2011 438 Increase+35.2 % 55,6 years
2006 324 Increase+5.9 % 50,8 years
2001 306 Increase+2.7 % 47,3 years
1996 298 Increase+2.1 % -
1991 292 Increase+33.3 % -
1986 219 Decrease-29.6 % -
1981 311 Decrease-6.9 % -
1976 334 Decrease-4.6 % -
1971 350 Decrease-12.5 % -
1966 400 Decrease-3.1 % -
1961 413 Decrease-6.3 % -
1956 441 Increase+22.5 % -
1951 360 Decrease-16.5 % -
1941 431 Increase+35.1 % -
1931 319 Decrease-3.0 % -
1921 329 Increase+4.1 % -
1911 316 - -

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.7%
  • French as first language: 96.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57594". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Paroisse (Municipalité de), Quebec". 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Données extraites des différents recensements de Statistique Canada et Institut de la statistique du Québec Archived 2005-09-15 at the Wayback Machine

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