Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM
Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Le Rocher-Percé
Constituted	September 6, 1930
Government [2]
• Mayor	Roberto Blondin
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area [2][3]
• Total	34.94 km^2 (13.49 sq mi)
• Land	34.45 km^2 (13.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	979
• Density	28.4/km^2 (74/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	3.5%
• Dwellings	504
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.saintetheresedegaspe.com

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz də ɡaspe]) 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.

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.[4]

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	2016	2011
Population	979 (-3.5% from 2016)	1,015 (-3.8% from 2011)	1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)
Land area	34.45 km^2 (13.30 sq mi)	34.41 km^2 (13.29 sq mi)	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density	28.4/km^2 (74/sq mi)	29.5/km^2 (76/sq mi)	31.5/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Median age	56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8)	53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.6)	50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)
Private dwellings	504 (total)  475 (occupied)	509 (total)	470 (total)
Median household income	$65,000	$54,144	$36,496

References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1931 1,045 —     1941 1,137 +8.8% 1951 1,276 +12.2% 1956 1,433 +12.3% 1961 1,394 −2.7% 1966 1,415 +1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,356 −4.2% 1976 1,243 −8.3% 1981 1,235 −0.6% 1986 1,273 +3.1% 1991 1,280 +0.5% 1996 1,262 −1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,165 −7.7% 2006 1,109 −4.8% 2011 1,055 −4.9% 2016 1,015 −3.8% 2021 979 −3.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[10][11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		980		955	4.0%	97.4%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		10	100.0%	1.0%
2016		1,005		995	4.3%	99.0%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%		5	0.0%	0.5%
2011		1,055		1,040	0.0%	98.6%		5	50.0%	0.5%		5	n/a%	0.5%		5	87.5%	0.5%
2006		1,090		1,040	8.8%	95.4%		10	0.0%	0.9%		0	0.0%	0.0%		40	n/a%	3.7%
2001		1,150		1,140	10.6%	99.1%		10	0.0%	0.9%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,285		1,275	n/a	99.2%		10	n/a	0.8%		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 56436". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 02010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
3. "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (Code 2402010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
4. "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. "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.
11. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

• Official website