Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿alɛksɑ̃dʁ de lak]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
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Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs | |
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 Church of Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs in July 2019 | |
 Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
  Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 67°18′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | c. 1910 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Pilote |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.80 km2 (35.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 89.82 km2 (34.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 298 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11.2% |
| • Dwellings | 143 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.saintalexandre deslacs.com |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 520 | — |
| 1971 | 387 | −25.6% |
| 1976 | 301 | −22.2% |
| 1981 | 346 | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 363 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 383 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 350 | −8.6% |
| 2001 | 324 | −7.4% |
| 2006 | 275 | −15.1% |
| 2011 | 258 | −6.2% |
| 2016 | 268 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 298 | +11.2% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs had a population of 298 living in 129 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of 11.2% from its 2016 population of 268. With a land area of 89.82 km2 (34.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 298 (+11.2% from 2016) | 327 (+26.7% from 2011) | 258 (-6.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 89.82 km2 (34.68 sq mi) | 90.07 km2 (34.78 sq mi) | 89.77 km2 (34.66 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 45.2, F: 48.0) | 53.2 (M: 52.2, F: 54.0) | 50.4 (M: 50.7, F: 50.0) |
| Private dwellings | 143 (total) | 172 (total) | 142 (total) |
| Median household income | $61,600 | $42,624 | $.N/A |
Canada census – Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs community profile
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
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