Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham,_Quebec
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,384.
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham | |
|---|---|
Location within Drummond RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 72°35′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Drummond |
| Constituted | July 13, 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Réjean Rodier |
| • Federal riding | Drummond |
| • Prov. riding | Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.80 km2 (22.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.50 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,384 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 536 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-143 |
| Website | www.st-majorique degrantham.qc.ca |
The name Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham was chosen in honor of father Majorique-Pierre Marchand who was put in charge of a commission to verify the merits of the residents request to have their own parish separated from the rest of Grantham. The Grantham section was put to emphasize the fact that it was formerly a section of that municipality.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham had a population of 1,384 living in 524 of its 536 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 1,388. With a land area of 57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 24.1/km2 (62.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,384 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,388 |  11% |
| 2011 | 1,251 | 10.1% |
| 2006 | 1,136 | 19.3% |
| 2001 | 952 | 9.3% |
| 1996 | 871 | 0.1% |
| 1991 | 872 | 0.8% |
| 1986 | 865 | 1.6% |
| 1981 | 851 | 12.1% |
| 1976 | 759 | 15.7% |
| 1971 | 656 | 8.1% |
| 1966 | 607 | 3.1% |
| 1961 | 589 | 0.2% |
| 1956 | 590 | 5.0% |
| 1951 | 562 | 2.9% |
| 1941 | 579 | 3.4% |
| 1931 | 560 | 1.8% |
| 1921 | 570 | 4.5% |
| 1911 | 597 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2021)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,355 | 98.2% |
| English only | 10 | 0.7% |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.4% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.7% |
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57158". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052449095&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, Quebec]