Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿alɛksɑ̃dʁ de lak]) is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs
Parish municipality
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 [2]
• Mayor	Nelson Pilote
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [3]
• Total	90.80 km2 (35.06 sq mi)
• Land	89.82 km2 (34.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• 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)	G0J 2C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.saintalexandre deslacs.com

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Quebec^[5]

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
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

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10][11]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Forest in Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55525". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
4. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.