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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Coordinates: 47°21′N 70°00′W / 47.350°N 70.000°W / 47.350; -70.000
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Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Location within Kamouraska RCM
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°21′N 70°00′W / 47.350°N 70.000°W / 47.350; -70.000[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMKamouraska
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forseigneury of la Pocatière[1]
Government
 • MayorJean-François Pelletier
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingCôte-du-Sud
Area
 • Total
79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
 • Land54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,597
 • Density29.2/km2 (76/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 2.4%
 • Dwellings
717
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

R-132
R-230
Websitewww.ste-anne-de-la-pocatiere.com

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t an la pɔkatjɛʁ]) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière had a population of 1,597 living in 681 of its 717 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,636. With a land area of 54.78 km2 (21.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 29.2/km2 (75.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1861 3,406—    
1871 3,134−8.0%
1881 2,878−8.2%
1891 2,734−5.0%
1901 2,434−11.0%
1911 2,412−0.9%
1921 2,885+19.6%
1931 3,063+6.2%
1941 3,368+10.0%
1951 3,660+8.7%
1956 4,073+11.3%
1961 1,173−71.2%
1966 1,274+8.6%
1971 1,007−21.0%
1976 1,112+10.4%
1981 1,566+40.8%
1986 1,758+12.3%
1991 1,983+12.8%
1996 1,862−6.1%
2001 1,889+1.5%
2006 1,843−2.4%
2011 1,717−6.8%
2016 1,636−4.7%
2021 1,597−2.4%

Government

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  • Mayor: Jean-François Pelletier
  • Councillors: Sylvain Dorion, Carole Lévesque, Pascale G. Malenfant, Josée Michaud, Natasha Pelletier, Annie Sénéchal

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56030". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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