Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham

Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
Parish municipality

Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°56′N 72°35′W / 45.933°N 72.583°W / 45.933; -72.583Coordinates: 45°56′N 72°35′W / 45.933°N 72.583°W / 45.933; -72.583[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Drummond
Constituted July 13, 1901
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Réjean Rodier
 • Federal riding Drummond
 • Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
 • Total 58.80 km2 (22.70 sq mi)
 • Land 58.01 km2 (22.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,251
 • Density 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.1%
 • Dwellings 473
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J2B 8A8
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 143
Website www.st-majorique
degrantham.qc.ca

Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,251.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,251 Increase 10.1%
2006 1,136 Increase 19.3%
2001 952 Increase 9.3%
1996 871 Decrease 0.1%
1991 872 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,100 98.22%
English only 10 0.89%
Both English and French 10 0.89%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57158 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Bonaventure Saint-François River / Drummondville
  Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham  
Saint-Edmond-de-Grantham Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Drummondville


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