Sainte-Marguerite, Québec

Sainte-Marguerite is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,107 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after Marguerite Marcoux, who gave part of the land she owned in 1830 for the construction of a church.

Not to be confused with Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.

Sainte-Marguerite
Parish municipality
Church and municipal building.
Church and municipal building.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Sainte-Marguerite is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Marguerite
Sainte-Marguerite
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°31′N 70°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Perreault
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total83.10 km2 (32.09 sq mi)
 • Land83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total1,107
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings
495
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216
R-275

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marguerite had a population of 1,175 living in 491 of its 531 total private dwellings, a change of 9% from its 2016 population of 1,078. With a land area of 83.05 km2 (32.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.1/km2 (36.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Reference number 56278 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 26035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Sainte-Marguerite, Québec (Code 2426035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.



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