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Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux

Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality.

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Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
Municipality
A view of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
A view of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
Location within Les Basques RCM
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°11′N 68°59′W / 48.18°N 68.98°W / 48.18; -68.981
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLes Basques
ConstitutedAugust 18, 1865
Government
2
 • MayorRoger Martin
 • Federal ridingRimouski—La Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area
23
 • Total
115.20 km2 (44.48 sq mi)
 • Land107.27 km2 (41.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)3
 • Total
691
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 8.1%
 • Dwellings
573
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 3T0
Area codes418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-mathieu-de-rioux.ca

Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø də ʁju]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux community profile
202120162011
Population691 (+8.1% from 2016)639 (-5.8% from 2011)678 (+0.9% from 2006)
Land area107.27 km2 (41.42 sq mi)107.82 km2 (41.63 sq mi)107.77 km2 (41.61 sq mi)
Population density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age54.8 (M: 55.2, F: 54.4)56.3 (M: 57.2, F: 54.8)52.0 (M: 52.9, F: 51.3)
Private dwellings340 (total)  559 (total)  556 (total) 
Median household income$63,600$54,336$48,419
References: 20214 20165 20116
Historical Census Data - Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Quebec7
YearPop.±%
1871 896—    
1881 1,175+31.1%
1891 846−28.0%
1901 893+5.6%
1911 842−5.7%
1921 781−7.2%
1931 858+9.9%
1941 1,056+23.1%
1951 1,089+3.1%
1956 1,193+9.6%
1961 1,113−6.7%
1966 1,097−1.4%
1971 813−25.9%
1976 723−11.1%
1981 667−7.7%
1986 621−6.9%
1991 560−9.8%
1996 565+0.9%
2001 601+6.4%
2006 672+11.8%
2011 678+0.9%
2016 639−5.8%
2021 691+8.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Quebec7
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
690
 670 Increase 5.5% 97.1% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.7% 5 Increase n/a% 0.7% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.7%
2016
635
 635 Decrease 4.5% 100.0% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.8% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.8%
2011
675
 665 Decrease 0.7% 98.5% 5 Increase n/a% 0.7% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 5 Increase n/a% 0.7%
2006
670
 670 Increase 5.2% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2001
645
 635 Increase 11.0% 98.5% 10 Increase n/a% 1.6% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
1996
565
 565 n/a 100.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57219". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11050". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052411050&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
  4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links

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