Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,476.

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
Municipality
Principal Street
Principal Street
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
St-Joachim-de-Shefford is located in Southern Quebec
St-Joachim-de-Shefford
St-Joachim-de-Shefford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°27′N 72°32′W[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLa Haute-Yamaska
ConstitutedJune 10, 1884
Named forJoachim and Shefford County[3]
Government
[4][5]
 • MayorRené Beauregard
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[4][6]
 • Total129.20 km2 (49.88 sq mi)
 • Land126.91 km2 (49.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[6]
 • Total1,476
 • Density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 13.5%
 • Dwellings
609
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 2G0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-241
R-243
Websitewww.st-joachim.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[7]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 1,476 Increase 13.5%
2016 1,301 Increase 11.1%
2011 1,171 Increase 7.5%
2006 1,089 Decrease 6.0%
2001 1,159 Increase 1.5%
1996 1,142 Increase 2.8%
1991 1,111 Increase 1.7%
1986 1,092 Increase 0.8%
1981 1,083 Increase 10.8%
1976 977 Increase 6.5%
1971 917 Increase 3.9%
1966 883 Decrease 3.0%
1961 910 Increase 3.1%
1956 883 Decrease 7.9%
1951 959 Decrease 1.5%
1941 974 Decrease 6.2%
1931 1,038 Increase 0.1%
1921 1,037 Decrease 6.6%
1911 1,110 Decrease 1.4%
1901 1,126 Decrease 1.4%
1891 1,142 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)[8]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,375 93.2%
English only 70 4.7%
Both English and French 20 1.4%
Other languages 10 0.7%

See also

References
  1. "Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Reference number 56923 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
  5. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  6. 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  8. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
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