Saint-Hugues (/ˌseɪnt ˈhjuːz/; French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.
Saint-Hugues | |
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 Location within Les Maskoutains RCM. | |
  Saint-Hugues Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 72°52′W / 45.800°N 72.867°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Founded | 1827 |
| Constituted | November 6, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serge Picard |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.90 km2 (33.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,292 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 536 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-224  R-239 |
| Website | www |
History edit
In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.[5]
Demographics edit
Population edit
Canada census – Saint-Hugues community profile
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,340 (+1.0% from 2016) | 1,292 (-1.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 84.64 km2 (32.68 sq mi) | 83.84 km2 (32.37 sq mi) |
| Population density | 15.8/km2 (41/sq mi) | 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Median age | 39.2 (M: 40, F: 38) | 39.6 (M: 39.9, F: 39.5) |
| Private dwellings | 540 (total) | 536 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,864 |
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Language edit
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,290
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1,270 |  1.2%
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98.45% | 15 | 40.0%
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1.16% | 5 | n/a%
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0.39% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,305
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1,255 | 1.6%
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96.17% | 25 | n/a%
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1.92% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 25 | n/a%
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1.92% | |||||
2001
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1,275
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1,275 | 5.9%
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100.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,370
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1,355 | n/a | 98.91% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 1.09% | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133634". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Hugues
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ Blanchard, Raoul (1947). Le centre du Canada français: "province de Québec". Beauchemin. pp. 76.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census