Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Séverin is a parish in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 300 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864.

Saint-Séverin
The village core, as seen from Rang 1.
The village core, as seen from Rang 1.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Séverin is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 71°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1875
Government
  MayorJean-Paul Cloutier
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
  Total58.70 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
  Land58.92 km2 (22.75 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total300
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.9%
  Dwellings
191
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-severin.qc.ca

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Séverin, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1881 924    
1891 790−14.5%
1901 706−10.6%
1911 647−8.4%
1921 631−2.5%
1931 695+10.1%
1941 808+16.3%
1951 666−17.6%
1956 638−4.2%
1961 516−19.1%
1966 397−23.1%
1971 354−10.8%
1976 318−10.2%
1981 329+3.5%
1986 288−12.5%
1991 288+0.0%
1996 272−5.6%
2001 278+2.2%
2006 279+0.4%
2011 266−4.7%
2016 278+4.5%
2021 300+7.9%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Séverin had a population of 300 living in 143 of its 191 total private dwellings, a change of 7.9% from its 2016 population of 278. With a land area of 58.92 km2 (22.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

References

  1. "Reference number 57632 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 27070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  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.



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