Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM | |
  Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.93°N 71.5°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | September 30, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Laprise |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 189 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.5% |
| • Dwellings | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-216  R-263 |
| Website | www |
It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located, which was named after General James Wolfe.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown had a population of 186 living in 90 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 188. With a land area of 58.71 km2 (22.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56801". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown (Code 2431025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links edit
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