Alma, Quebec

Alma (2021 Town population: 30,331; CA Population 33,018; UA Population 26,016) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Alma
Town
Coat of arms of Alma
Coat of arms
Motto: 
La ville de l'hospitalité
Alma is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Alma
Alma
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
Amalgamation1962 (of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.)
ConstitutedFebruary 21, 2001 (amalgamation with Delisle)
Government
[2]
 • MayorSylvie Beaumont
 • Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
[2][3]
 • Town230.30 km2 (88.92 sq mi)
 • Land195.59 km2 (75.52 sq mi)
 • Urban
[4]
41.10 km2 (15.87 sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
340.35 km2 (131.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Town30,904
 • Density158.0/km2 (409/sq mi)
 • Urban
[4]
26,016
 • Urban density633.0/km2 (1,639/sq mi)
 • Metro
[5]
33,018
 • Metro density97.0/km2 (251/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 3.0%
 • Dwellings
13,884
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G8B, G8C & G8E
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-169
R-170
R-172
Telephone Exchanges212, 321, 480-2, 487, 662, 668-9, 719, 720, 769
NTS Map22D12 Alma
GNBC CodeEFHQD[6]
Websitewww.ville.alma.qc.ca

History

The present town of Alma was formed in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph-d'Alma, was founded in 1867 by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial centre during the 1920s and 1930s with the construction of a hydro-electrical power station on the Grande-Décharge River, a paper mill (Price) and an aluminum smelting plant (Alcan), all of which are still in activity today.

In 2002, Alma merged with the Municipality of Delisle. Both modern day Alma and St-Joseph d'Alma are named after the Battle of the Alma.

Geography

Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City. Alma is the seat of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. Alma is the second city in population in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region after the city of Saguenay.

Alma is the seat of the judicial district of Alma.[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alma had a population of 30,331 living in 13,815 of its 14,493 total private dwellings, a change of -1.4% from its 2016 population of 30,771. With a land area of 194.92 km2 (75.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 155.6/km2 (403.0/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Population trend:[9]

  • Population in 2021: 30,915 [10]
  • Population in 2011: 30,904 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3%)
  • Population in 2006: 29,998
  • Population total in 2001: 30,126
    • Alma (ville): 25,918
    • Delisle (municipality): 4,208
  • Population in 1996:
    • Alma (ville): 26,127
    • Delisle (municipality): 4,256
  • Population in 1991:
    • Alma (ville): 25,910
    • Delisle (municipality): 4,281

Mother tongue:[11]

  • English as first language: 0.5%
  • French as first language: 98.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.1%
  • Other as first language: 0.9%
Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population groupPopulation % of total population
White29,02597.7%
Visible minority group
Source:[12]		South Asian00%
Chinese450.2%
Black400.1%
Filipino00%
Latin American200.1%
Arab150.1%
Southeast Asian600.2%
West Asian00%
Korean00%
Japanese100%
Visible minority, n.i.e.00%
Multiple visible minority00%
Total visible minority population2000.7%
Aboriginal group
Source:[13]		First Nations1250.4%
Métis3351.1%
Inuit00%
Aboriginal, n.i.e.100%
Multiple Aboriginal identity00%
Total Aboriginal population4801.6%
Total population29,705100%

Infrastructure
Petite-Décharge

Transportation

Alma is serviced by the Alma Airport, located 4.1 km to the south of the town.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 1013 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". 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: Alma Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Alma census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. "Alma (Population centre) community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. "Alma (Census agglomeration) community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24. The census agglomeration consists of Alma and Saint-Nazaire. In the 2006 census, the census agglomeration had also included Saint-Henri-de-Taillon.
  6. "Alma". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  7. Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "Décret de population".
  11. "Alma community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  12. , Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
  13. , Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision
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