Saint-Tharcisius | |
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Motto(s): Foi, Fraternité, Travail | |
Coordinates: 48°32′47″N67°20′26″W / 48.54639°N 67.34056°W [1] [3] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matapédia |
Settled | 1912 |
Constituted | December 4, 1937 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jocelyn Jean |
• Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 78.70 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 411 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 2.4% |
• Dwellings | 199 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-195 |
Website | saint-tharcisius |
Saint-Tharcisius is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. [6]
The village was named after Roman martyr Tarcisius who preferred to be killed rather than desecrate the Eucharist in the 3rd century. [3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Tharcisius had a population of 411 living in 185 of its 199 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 421. With a land area of 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km2 (13.5/sq mi) in 2021. [7]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1941 | 1,131 | — |
1951 | 1,220 | +7.9% |
1956 | 1,307 | +7.1% |
1961 | 1,285 | −1.7% |
1966 | 999 | −22.3% |
1971 | 892 | −10.7% |
1976 | 748 | −16.1% |
1981 | 706 | −5.6% |
1986 | 636 | −9.9% |
1991 | 571 | −10.2% |
1996 | 557 | −2.5% |
2001 | 503 | −9.7% |
2006 | 480 | −4.6% |
2011 | 464 | −3.3% |
2016 | 421 | −9.3% |
2021 | 411 | −2.4% |
Mother tongue (2021): [5]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 411 (-2.4% from 2016) | 315 (-32.1% from 2011) | 464 (-3.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi) | 79.11 km2 (30.54 sq mi) | 80.01 km2 (30.89 sq mi) |
Population density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.8 (M: 51.2, F: 54) | 47.4 (M: 47.2, F: 47.6) | 44.7 (M: 43.2, F: 46.1) |
Private dwellings | 185 (total) | 144 (total) | 206 (total) |
Median household income | $51,600 | $40,832 | $32,830 |
A French-language elementary school, École Saint-Tharcisius, is operated by the Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Marées. [13]
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