Saint-Zénon, Quebec

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Not to be confused with Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui, Quebec, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region
Saint-Zénon
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Saint-Zénon
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N 73°49′W / 46.550°N 73.817°W / 46.550; -73.817Coordinates: 46°33′N 73°49′W / 46.550°N 73.817°W / 46.550; -73.817[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Matawinie
Constituted October 7, 1895
Government[2]
  Mayor Eddy St-Georges
  Federal riding Joliette
  Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
  Total 492.20 km2 (190.04 sq mi)
  Land 465.07 km2 (179.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 1,250
  Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 9.4%
  Dwellings 1,229
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0K 3N0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 131
Website www.st-zenon.org

Saint-Zénon is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Zénon had a population of 1,115 living in 551 of its 180 total dwellings, an 8.2% change from its 2006 population of 1,379.[5] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 1,250 living in 619 of its 1,229 total dwellings, a -9.4% change from 2006.[4] With a land area of 465.07 km2 (179.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.688/km2 (6.961/sq mi) in 2011.[4][5]

Population trend:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 1,250 (revised)
  • Population in 2006: 1,379
  • Population in 2001: 1,180
  • Population in 1996: 1,146
  • Population in 1991: 1,067

Mother tongue:[7]

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 96.0%
  • English and French as first language: 2.6%
  • Other as first language: 0.7%

References



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