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Lac-Saint-Joseph
City
Motto: Environnement Protégerai
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Lac-Saint-JosephLocation in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°39′W / 46.917°N 71.650°W / 46.917; -71.650
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Constituted	June 10, 1936
Government
• Mayor	Yvan Côté
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	La Peltrie
Area
• Total	42.10 km (16.25 sq mi)
• Land	33.65 km (12.99 sq mi)
Population
• Total	304
• Density	9.0/km (23/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	16.9%
• Dwellings	334
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3N 0B4
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	villelacstjoseph.com

Lac-Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [lak sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a town in Quebec, Canada, located on the namesake Saint-Joseph Lake.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Saint-Joseph had a population of 304 living in 167 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 16.9% from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of 33.65 km (12.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km (23.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors

• J. Gérald Coote, 1936
• J. A. Saucier, 1936-1952
• Henri Giguère, 1952-1961
• Guy Desrivières, lawyer, 1961-1967
• Fernand Grenier, Professor University Laval 1967-1974
• J.-Arthur Bédard, 1974-1982
• Raymond Blouin, 1982-1990 and 1994-2005
• Robert Simard, 1990-1994
• O'Donnell Bédard, 2005-

Political representation

Provincially it is part of the riding of La Peltrie. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Éric Caire, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Lac-Saint-Joseph in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Lac-Saint-Joseph is part of the federal riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Joël Godin of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Lac-Saint-Joseph in the House of Commons of Canada.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33343". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Saint-Joseph Archived 2013-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lac-Saint-Joseph census profile
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 1358)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
7. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 1358)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

External links

Media related to Lac-Saint-Joseph at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Raymond Shannon Lac-Saint-Joseph Shannon Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Fossambault-sur-le-Lac

v t e  Subdivisions of La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
Cities & towns	Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Lac-Delage Lac-Saint-Joseph Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Shannon
Municipalities	Lac-Beauport Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
United Townships	Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Unorganized territories	Lac-Croche
Regional county municipalities in Capitale-Nationale: Charlevoix Charlevoix-Est La Côte-de-Beaupré La Jacques-Cartier L'Île-d'Orléans Portneuf Equivalent territories: Quebec City Independent parishes: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native reserves: Wendake

• Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale
• Cities and towns in Quebec