Saint-Godefroi, Quebec

Saint-Godefroi
Township municipality
Harbour at Saint-Godefroi
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Saint-Godefroi Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°05′N65°07′W / 48.083°N 65.117°W / 48.083; -65.117 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Constituted	December 16, 1913
Government [2]
• Mayor	Genade Grenier
•  Federal riding	Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine
•  Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area [2] [3]
• Total	63.60 km2 (24.56 sq mi)
• Land	63.52 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	380
• Density	6/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	6.2%
• Dwellings	214
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132

Saint-Godefroi is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 380 in the Canada 2016 Census.

It is situated on the north shore of Chaleur Bay along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Saint-Godefroi itself, the township also includes the community of Kelly.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Godefroi, Quebec ^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	565	—
1996	488	−13.6%
2001	373	−23.6%
2006	370	−0.8%
2011	405	+9.5%
2016	380	−6.2%

Saint-Godefroi Church

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Godefroi had a population of 350 living in 177 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 380. With a land area of 63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.5/km² (14.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[6]

Canada census – Saint-Godefroi community profile

	2021	2011
Population	350 (-7.9% from 2016)	405 (+9.5% from 2006)
Land area	63.57 km2 (24.54 sq mi)	64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi)
Population density	5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age	59.6 (M: 60.4, F: 58)	54.6 (M: 53.4, F: 55.3)
Private dwellings	175 (total)	217 (total)
Median household income		$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[7] 2011 ^[8] earlier ^{[9] [10]}

Mother tongue: ^[11]

• English as first language: 6.8%
• French as first language: 87.8%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 5.4%

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56676". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Saint-Godefroi". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Godefroi, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Godefroi, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. "Saint-Godefroi community profile". 2006 Census data . Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-22.