Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is located in Eastern Quebec
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLe Rocher-Percé
ConstitutedSeptember 6, 1930
Government
[2]
 • MayorRoberto Blondin
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total34.60 km2 (13.36 sq mi)
 • Land34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total979
 • Density28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 3.5%
 • Dwellings
504
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0C 3B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132

Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[5]

In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile
20212011
Population979 (-3.5% from 2016)1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)
Land area34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi)33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
Median age56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8)50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)
Private dwellings475 (total)  470 (total) 
Median household income$36,496
References: 2021[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[10]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,280—    
1996 1,262−1.4%
2001 1,165−7.7%
YearPop.±%
2006 1,109−4.8%
2011 1,055−4.9%
2016 1,015−3.8%
YearPop.±%
2021 979−3.5%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,055
 1,040 Steady 0.0% 98.58% 5 Decrease 50.0% 0.47% 5 Increase n/a% 0.47% 5 Decrease 87.5% 0.47%
2006
1,090
 1,040 Decrease 8.8% 95.41% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.92% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 40 Increase n/a% 3.67%
2001
1,150
 1,140 Decrease 10.6% 99.13% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.87% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,285
 1,275 n/a 99.22% 10 n/a 0.78% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 56436 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  5. "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census



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