Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Bas-Saint-Laurent

Not to be confused with the village of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec.

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 217.^[2][3]

Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc
Parish municipality
Location within La Mitis RCM
Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48.4955595°N 67.9615137°W / 48.4955595; -67.9615137[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Mitis
Constituted	January 30, 1922
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michel Verrault
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	112.80 km2 (43.55 sq mi)
• Land	110.34 km2 (42.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	217
• Density	2/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	22.5%
• Dwellings	146
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 2T0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.municipalite.sainte-jeanne-darc.qc.ca

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc had a population of 217 living in 110 of its 146 total private dwellings, a change of -22.5% from its 2016 population of 280. With a land area of 110.34 km² (42.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km² (5.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	217 (-22.5% from 2016)	280 (-10.5% from 2011)	313 (-2.8% from 2006)
Land area	110.34 km2 (42.60 sq mi)	110.55 km2 (42.68 sq mi)	109.86 km2 (42.42 sq mi)
Population density	2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)	2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 54.4, F: 54.8)	50.4 (M: 48.2, F: 51.1)	45.7 (M: 47.0, F: 45.1)
Private dwellings	146 (total)	169 (total)	149 (total)
Median household income		$41,280	$34,053

Canada census – Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc community profile

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8][9]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Quebec^[10]

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	794	—
1941	955	+20.3%
1951	1,037	+8.6%
1956	1,099	+6.0%
1961	1,057	−3.8%
1966	951	−10.0%
1971	720	−24.3%
1976	537	−25.4%
1981	483	−10.1%
1986	451	−6.6%
1991	369	−18.2%
1996	371	+0.5%
2001	354	−4.6%
2006	322	−9.0%
2011	313	−2.8%
2016	280	−10.5%
2021	217	−22.5%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		220		210	25.0%	95.5%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		280		280	9.7%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		310		310	12.7%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		360		355	6.0%	98.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2001		355		335	5.6%	94.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		15	0.0%	4.2%
1996		370		355	n/a	95.9%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		15	n/a	4.1%

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56217". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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

External links

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