Saint-Jacques, Quebec
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| Saint-Jacques | |
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| Municipality | |
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  Saint-Jacques | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°WCoordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Montcalm |
| Constituted | May 20, 1998 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Beaulieu |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Joliette |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.34 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
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There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,021 |
| • Density | 59.7/km2 (155/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006–11) |
 8.5% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2R0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways[4] |
 Route 158  Route 341 |
| Website | www.st-jacques.org |
Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 4021 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.5%)
- Population in 2006: 3706
- Population in 2001: 3692
- Population total in 1996: 3815
- Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
- Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
- Population in 1991:
- Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
- Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1636 (total dwellings: 1698)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.5%
- French as first language: 98.8%
- English and French as first language: 0.4%
- Other as first language: 0.3%
References
- ↑ Reference number 338834 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 63013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Jacques census profile
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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