Saint-Boniface, Quebec

Saint-Boniface is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Saint-Boniface
Municipality
Coat of arms of Saint-Boniface
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Saint-Bo
Motto(s): 
Omnia ad bonum, nihil ad malum
("Everything for Good, Nothing for Evil")
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Boniface is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Boniface
Saint-Boniface
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°49′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1962
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierre Desaulniers
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Maurice
Area
[2][3]
 • Total112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
 • Land107.42 km2 (41.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total5,156
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.7%
 • Dwellings
2,205
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2L0
Area code819
Highways
A-55
R-153
R-350
Websitewww.municipalite
saint-boniface.ca

On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 5156 (2016 to 2021 population change: 6.7%)
  • Population in 2016: 4832
  • Population in 2011: 4511
  • Population in 2006: 4180
  • Population in 2001: 3998
  • Population in 1996: 3998
  • Population in 1991: 3813

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2098 (total dwellings: 2205)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.2%
Église de Saint-Boniface
Église de Saint-Boniface

References
  1. "Reference number 377986 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 51085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Boniface, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2012-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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