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Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs
Parish municipality
Church of Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs in July 2019Church of Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs in July 2019
Location within La Matapédia RCM.Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs is located in Eastern QuebecSaint-Alexandre-des-LacsSaint-Alexandre-des-LacsLocation in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°28′N 67°18′W / 48.467°N 67.300°W / 48.467; -67.300
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Matapédia
Settledc. 1910
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1965
Government
 • MayorNelson Pilote
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
 • Total90.80 km (35.06 sq mi)
 • Land89.82 km (34.68 sq mi)
Population
 • Total298
 • Density3.3/km (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 11.2%
 • Dwellings143
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0J 2C0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.saintalexandre
deslacs.com

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿alɛksɑ̃dʁ de lak]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1966 520—    
1971 387−25.6%
1976 301−22.2%
1981 346+15.0%
1986 363+4.9%
1991 383+5.5%
1996 350−8.6%
2001 324−7.4%
2006 275−15.1%
2011 258−6.2%
2016 268+3.9%
2021 298+11.2%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs had a population of 298 living in 129 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of 11.2% from its 2016 population of 268. With a land area of 89.82 km (34.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs community profile
202120162011
Population298 (+11.2% from 2016)327 (+26.7% from 2011)258 (-6.2% from 2006)
Land area89.82 km (34.68 sq mi)90.07 km (34.78 sq mi)89.77 km (34.66 sq mi)
Population density3.3/km (8.5/sq mi)3.6/km (9.3/sq mi)2.9/km (7.5/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 45.2, F: 48.0)53.2 (M: 52.2, F: 54.0)50.4 (M: 50.7, F: 50.0)
Private dwellings143 (total)  172 (total)  142 (total) 
Median household income$61,600$42,624$.N/A
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%
Forest in Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55525". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Tharcisius
Amqui Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs Lac-Casault
Lac-au-Saumon Causapscal


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