Saint-Médard, Quebec

Saint-Médard
Municipality
Church Saint-Médard
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Médard Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°02′N 68°54′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	January 1, 1949
Government [2]
• Mayor	Linda Gagnon
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	74.80 km^2 (28.88 sq mi)
• Land	75.28 km^2 (29.07 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	216
• Density	2.9/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2011	3.3%
• Dwellings	120
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 3V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-296
Website	www.info-basques.com/ stmedard/index.htm

Saint-Médard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ medaʁ]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Médard community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	216 (+3.3% from 2016)	209 (-5.9% from 2011)	222 (-11.9% from 2006)
Land area	75.28 km^2 (29.07 sq mi)	75.28 km^2 (29.07 sq mi)	75.88 km^2 (29.30 sq mi)
Population density	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)	2.8/km^2 (7.3/sq mi)	2.9/km^2 (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	56 (M: 56, F: 56)	57.3 (M: 56.5, F: 58.0)	52.3 (M: 50.8, F: 53.0)
Private dwellings	120 (total)	115 (total)	116 (total)
Median household income	$n/a	$32,448	$45,798

References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Médard, Quebec[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	606	—
1956	637	+5.1%
1961	661	+3.8%
1966	589	−10.9%
1971	478	−18.8%
1976	398	−16.7%
1981	404	+1.5%
1986	374	−7.4%
1991	321	−14.2%
1996	314	−2.2%
2001	281	−10.5%
2006	252	−10.3%
2011	222	−11.9%
2016	209	−5.9%
2021	216	+3.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Médard, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		215		210	0.0%	97.7%		5	n/a%	2.3%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		210		210	4.5%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		225		220	12.0%	97.8%		5	n/a%	2.2%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		250		250	12.3%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		285		285	9.5%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		315		315	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57233". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052411025&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-M?dard
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census