Saint-Donat, Bas-Saint-Laurent

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Saint-Donat
Parish municipality
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Location within La Mitis RCM
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Saint-Donat
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°29′49″N68°14′56″W / 48.4970265°N 68.2488766°W / 48.4970265; -68.2488766 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
ConstitutedMarch 10, 1869
Government
[2]
 • MayorPascal Rioux
 •  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 •  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total95.30 km2 (36.80 sq mi)
 • Land95.80 km2 (36.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total835
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 4.7%
 • Dwellings
478
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0K 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc298.svg R-298
Website www.saintdonat.ca

Saint-Donat is a parish municipality in La Mitis Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 835.

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History

Saint-Donat was originally a sector of Sainte-Luce. Saint-Donat split from Sainte-Luce in 1869 to became the parish municipality of Saint-Donat. The original economic vocation of Saint-Donat was based almost entirely on forestry, as evidenced by the many remnants of the sawmills that once dotted the area. Later, like many other towns in the region, agriculture became the main activity. [1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Donat had a population of 835 living in 400 of its 478 total private dwellings, a change of

Population

Population trend: [5]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
2021835Decrease2.svg 4.7%
2016876Decrease2.svg 1.6%
2011890Decrease2.svg 0.2%
2006892Increase2.svg 5.3%
2001847Increase2.svg 4.3%
1996812Increase2.svg 6.8%
1991760Decrease2.svg 8.8%
1986833Decrease2.svg 1%
1981841Increase2.svg 10.5%
1976761Decrease2.svg 12%
1971865Decrease2.svg 12.3%
1966986Decrease2.svg 12.1%
19611,122Decrease2.svg 5.9%
19561,192Increase2.svg 6.2%
19511,122Decrease2.svg 12.5%
19411,283Decrease2.svg 4.8%
19311,347Increase2.svg 13.3%
19211,189Increase2.svg 29%
1911922Increase2.svg 15%
1901802Increase2.svg 5.5%
1891760Decrease2.svg 16.8%
1881914Increase2.svg 11.6%
1871819N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021) [6]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only82598.8%
English only50.6%
Both English and French101.2%
Other languages00.0%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55936". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Donat, Quebec


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