Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé | |
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 Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé | |
 Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM. | |
  Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W / 48.417°N 64.417°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
| Constituted | September 6, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Blondin |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.60 km2 (13.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 979 |
| • Density | 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 504 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[5]
In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 979 (-3.5% from 2016) | 1,055 (-4.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi) | 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi) |
| Population density | 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi) | 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8) | 50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1) |
| Private dwellings | 475 (total) | 470 (total) |
| Median household income | $36,496 |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 | 1,055 | 1,040 |  0.0% | 98.58% | 5 | 50.0% | 0.47% | 5 |  n/a% | 0.47% | 5 | 87.5% | 0.47% | |||||
2006 | 1,090 | 1,040 | 8.8% | 95.41% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.92% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 40 | n/a% | 3.67% | |||||
2001 | 1,150 | 1,140 | 10.6% | 99.13% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.87% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996 | 1,285 | 1,275 | n/a | 99.22% | 10 | n/a | 0.78% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
See also
References
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