Saint-Adelme

Saint-Adelme
Parish municipality
Location within La Matanie RCM
St-Adelme Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°49′N 67°19′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matanie
Settled	early 20th century
Constituted	September 9, 1933
Government [2]
• Mayor	Josée Marquis
• Federal riding	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	102.35 km^2 (39.52 sq mi)
• Land	100.58 km^2 (38.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	484
• Density	4.8/km^2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	6.9%
• Dwellings	291
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0J 2B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	municipalite.st-adelme.ca

Saint-Adelme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿adɛlm]) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

History

In 1864, the area was surveyed and the geographic township of Saint-Denis was created. The Mission of Saint-Denis was founded in 1916, but real growth came in the 1920s, during the period of colonization of the Chic-Chocs plateau. For unknown reasons, the place, that was originally known as Saint-Denis, came to be called Saint-Adelme.[1]

In 1933, its post office opened. On September 9 that same year, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Adelme was formed out of territory ceded by the Parish Municipalities of Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane and Sainte-Félicité, as well as some previously unorganized territory.[1][4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Adelme had a population of 484 living in 223 of its 291 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 520. With a land area of 100.58 km^2 (38.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.8/km^2 (12.5/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Saint-Adelme community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	484 (-6.9% from 2016)	520 (+7.2% from 2011)	485 (-2.4% from 2006)
Land area	100.58 km^2 (38.83 sq mi)	100.64 km^2 (38.86 sq mi)	100.46 km^2 (38.79 sq mi)
Population density	4.8/km^2 (12/sq mi)	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)	4.8/km^2 (12/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 58.4, F: 51.6)	50.9 (M: 53.4, F: 48.3)	51.3 (M: 51.7, F: 50.8)
Private dwellings	291 (total)  223 (occupied)	323 (total)  222 (occupied)	321 (total)
Median household income	$62,400	$53,035	$37,234

Notes: 2016 Data based on population and dwelling count amendments.[5]
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]

Historical census populations – Saint-Adelme, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1941 972 —     1951 1,253 +28.9% 1956 1,250 −0.2% 1961 1,257 +0.6% 1966 1,093 −13.0% 1971 934 −14.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 738 −21.0% 1981 618 −16.3% 1986 622 +0.6% 1991 566 −9.0% 1996 543 −4.1% 2001 530 −2.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 497 −6.2% 2011 485 −2.4% 2016 520 +7.2% 2021 484 −6.9%
2016 Population figures based on revised counts. Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Government

List of former mayors:[4]

• Moïse Ross (1933–1939, 1941–1945)
• Philippe Thibault (1939–1941)
• Yvon Turcotte (1945–1947, 1950–1951)
• Cyprien Imbeault (1947–1950)
• Louis Lebreux (1951–1955)
• Hector Collin (1955–1957)
• Lucien Gagnon (1957–1959)
• Antonin Harrisson (1959–1961)
• Philias Gagné (1961–1973)
• Gilbert Bélanger (1973–1976)
• Charles Émile Collin (1976–1977)
• Marie Laure Lebreux
• Jean Claude Labrie
• Violette Bernier
• Yvan Imbeault (2005–2013)
• Jean-Roland Lebrun (2013–2021)
• Josée Marquis (2021–present)

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55487". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 08030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
3. "Saint-Adelme (Code 2408030) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
4. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Adelme (paroisse) 9.9.1933 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
5. "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
9. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.

External links

• Official website