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Cloridorme

Coordinates: 49°11′N 64°50′W / 49.183°N 64.833°W / 49.183; -64.833
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Cloridorme
Township municipality
Saint Cecile Church in Cloridorme
Saint Cecile Church in Cloridorme
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM
Cloridorme is located in Eastern Quebec
Cloridorme
Cloridorme
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°11′N 64°50′W / 49.183°N 64.833°W / 49.183; -64.833[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Côte-de-Gaspé
Settled1838
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1885
Government
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 • MayorMarcel Mainville
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
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 • Total161.42 km2 (62.32 sq mi)
 • Land158.74 km2 (61.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total607
 • Density3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 9.5%
 • Dwellings
382
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0E 1G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitecanton-de-cloridorme.com Edit this at Wikidata

Cloridorme is a township municipality in the Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, Canada. Cloridorme's economy is centred on fishing. Its population, according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 671. The township stretches for 16 kilometres (10 mi) along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and includes Cloridorme Bay where the Little and Great Cloridorme Rivers have their mouths.

In addition to the village of Cloridorme itself, the township's territory also includes the communities of Cloridorme-Ouest, Petite-Anse, Pointe-à-la-Frégate, and Saint-Yvon.

Etymology

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Archival documents indicate that "Chlorydormes" was a place in the Jersey Islands, near the village of St John. Emigrants from Jersey have contributed to the primary population of the Gaspé area, including Cloridorme that was settled by a community of fishermen from Jersey. In particular, a certain Lewis Gibaut, friend of Georges Godfray of Grand-Étang (a neighboring village of Cloridorme) and who worked for William Hyman and Sons, returned to die in Chlorydormes, St-John, Jersey.[4][5]

The name has been in use since at least the middle of the 18th-century, as indicated by its use on a map of 1755, and by the 19th-century, the name Les Chlorydormes was used for 2 bays on the coast (now Cloridorme Bay[6] and Petit-Cloridorme Cove[7] where the Grand-Cloridorme and Petit-Cloridorme Rivers empty into the St. Lawrence respectively). The spelling modification and change from plural to singular occurred at the end of the 19th century.[1]

History

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Village of Cloridorme in 1940

The area was first settled in 1838 by people from Montmagny. In 1853, a mission was set up, called Sainte-Cécile-de-Cloridorme. In 1871, the geographic township was formed, the following year the post office opened (called Chlorydormes, and changed to Cloridorme in 1921), and the year after that, the mission became a parish. In 1885, the Township Municipality of Cloridorme was established.[1]

In 1957, the township lost a portion of its territory when Petite-Vallée became a separate incorporated municipality.[8]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cloridorme had a population of 607 living in 315 of its 382 total private dwellings, a change of -9.5% from its 2016 population of 671. With a land area of 158.74 km2 (61.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Cloridorme community profile
202120162011
Population607 (-9.5% from 2016)671 (-9.7% from 2011)743 (-2.7% from 2006)
Land area158.74 km2 (61.29 sq mi)159.62 km2 (61.63 sq mi)160.22 km2 (61.86 sq mi)
Population density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Median age61.6 (M: 61.6, F: 62.4)58.5 (M: 58.3, F: 58.8)55.0 (M: 53.9, F: 55.5)
Private dwellings382 (total)  315 (occupied)397 (total)  336 (occupied)412 (total) 
Median household income$55,200$44,800$36,768
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]
Historical Census Data - Cloridorme, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 953—    
1931 834−12.5%
1941 1,437+72.3%
1951 1,644+14.4%
1956 1,722+4.7%
1961 1,275−26.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,600+25.5%
1971 1,452−9.3%
1976 1,370−5.6%
1981 1,389+1.4%
1986 1,318−5.1%
1991 1,166−11.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,084−7.0%
2001 917−15.4%
2006 764−16.7%
2011 743−2.7%
2016 671−9.7%
2021 607−9.5%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[14][15]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Cloridorme, Quebec[14]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
740
 740 Decrease 2.0% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2006
765
 755 Decrease 16.6% 98.69% 10 Increase n/a% 1.31% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2001
905
 905 Decrease 11.3% 97.26% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
1996
1,090
 1,090 n/a 100.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%

Local government

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List of former mayors:[16]

  • Cyprien Labrecque (1885–1892, 1893–1894)
  • Louis Guillemette (1892–1893, 1894–1902)
  • Cyrias Coulombe (1902–1903, 1908–1909)
  • Richard Mercier (1903–1904)
  • Pierre Bélanger (1904–1905)
  • Jean Baptiste Bernatchez (1905–1908)
  • Adelme Coulombe (1909–1911)
  • Alphonse Caron (1911–1917)
  • François Coulombe (1917–1921, 1925–1934)
  • Pierre Côté (1921–1925)
  • Philippe Guillemette (1934–1937)
  • Romuald Coulombe (1937–1943)
  • Eustache Beaudoin (1943–1949)
  • Étienne Beaudoin (1949–1961, 1962–1963)
  • Onias Côté (1961–1962)
  • J. Alphège Florian Francoeur (1963–1968)
  • Marc Bernatchez (1968–1971)
  • J. Léo Fiola (1971–1979)
  • Guy Gleeton (1979–1994)
  • Réal Gasse (1994–2005)
  • Jocelyne Huet (2005–2017)
  • Denis Fortin (2017–2021)
  • Pierre Martin (2021–2023)
  • Marcel Mainville (2023–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cloridorme (Municipalité de canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 03010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Cloridorme (Code 2403010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
  4. ^ "Archives and collections online". Jersey Heritage. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  5. ^ Le Feuvre, Georges (1964). "Gaspesians of Gaspé Descent" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Baie de Cloridorme". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Anse du Petit-Cloridorme". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Petite-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  9. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  11. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  12. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  15. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  16. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Cloridorme (canton) 1.1.1885 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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