Saint-Godefroi, Quebec

Saint-Godefroi is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 380 in the Canada 2016 Census.

Saint-Godefroi
Township municipality
Harbour at Saint-Godefroi
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Saint-Godefroi Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°05′N 65°07′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Constituted	December 16, 1913
Government [2]
• Mayor	Genade Grenier
• Federal riding	Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2][3]
• Total	63.60 km2 (24.56 sq mi)
• Land	63.52 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	380
• Density	6/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	6.2%
• Dwellings	214
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132

It is situated on the north shore of Chaleur Bay along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Saint-Godefroi itself, the township also includes the community of Kelly.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Godefroi, Quebec^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	565	—
1996	488	−13.6%
2001	373	−23.6%
2006	370	−0.8%
2011	405	+9.5%
2016	380	−6.2%

Saint-Godefroi Church

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Godefroi had a population of 350 living in 177 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 380. With a land area of 63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.5/km² (14.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

	2021	2011
Population	350 (-7.9% from 2016)	405 (+9.5% from 2006)
Land area	63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi)	64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi)
Population density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age	59.6 (M: 60.4, F: 58)	54.6 (M: 53.4, F: 55.3)
Private dwellings	175 (total)	217 (total)
Median household income		$.N/A

Canada census – Saint-Godefroi community profile

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[7] 2011^[8] earlier^[9][10]

Mother tongue:^[11]

• English as first language: 6.8%
• French as first language: 87.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 5.4%

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56676". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Saint-Godefroi". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Godefroi, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Godefroi, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. "Saint-Godefroi community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-22.