Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski

Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski is a municipality in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 455.^[2][3] Before 2020 it was known as Saint-Simon.

Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski
Municipality
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.2°N 69.05°W / 48.2; -69.05[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Denis Marcoux
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	74.30 km2 (28.69 sq mi)
• Land	74.84 km2 (28.90 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	455
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	6.8%
• Dwellings	333
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 4C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.st-simon.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

	2021	2016	2011
Population	455 (+6.8% from 2016)	426 (-2.7% from 2011)	438 (+0.2% from 2006)
Land area	74.84 km2 (28.90 sq mi)	75.01 km2 (28.96 sq mi)	75.07 km2 (28.98 sq mi)
Population density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age	60.8 (M: 60.4, F: 61.2)	57.6 (M: 57.8, F: 57.4)	54.1 (M: 53.9, F: 54.3)
Private dwellings	333 (total)	330 (total)	332 (total)
Median household income	$57,200	$45,056	$41,466

Canada census – Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7][8]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski, Quebec^[9]

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,951	—
1871	1,186	−39.2%
1881	1,266	+6.7%
1891	998	−21.2%
1901	798	−20.0%
1911	766	−4.0%
1921	805	+5.1%
1931	905	+12.4%
1941	911	+0.7%
1951	905	−0.7%
1956	880	−2.8%
1961	888	+0.9%
1966	906	+2.0%
1971	763	−15.8%
1976	675	−11.5%
1981	602	−10.8%
1986	502	−16.6%
1991	491	−2.2%
1996	504	+2.6%
2001	451	−10.5%
2006	437	−3.1%
2011	438	+0.2%
2016	426	−2.7%
2021	455	+6.8%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		455		450	7.1%	98.9%		5	0.0%	1.1%		5	n/a%	1.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		425		420	3.4%	98.8%		5	0.0%	1.2%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		440		435	4.6%	98.9%		5	n/a%	1.1%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2006		435		415	6.7%	95.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		20	n/a%	4.6%
2001		0		445	11.9%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		505		505	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57653". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski (Code 2411055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

Media related to Saint-Simon-de-Rimouski at Wikimedia Commons