Auclair, Quebec
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Auclair | |
|---|---|
 View of Lake Squatec in Auclair | |
 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Auclair Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′00″N 68°39′00″W / 47.7333°N 68.65°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bruno Bonesso |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 105.78 km2 (40.84 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 447 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 264 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-295 |
| Website | www |
Auclair (French pronunciation: [oklɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 447 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
On 28 April 1917, the canton of Auclair was proclaimed.
In 1931, the Saint-Émile mission was founded. Parish registers were opened on 13 January 1932. That same year, the first chapel was built. On 6 June 1941, the parish of Saint-Émile d'Auclair was canonically erected. The first parish priest was Camille Lachance in 1944. In 1954, the municipality of Auclair was officially founded.[4]
In 2014, Auclair is one of the host communities for the Fifth Acadian World Congress.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Auclair had a population of 447 living in 212 of its 264 total private dwellings, a change of -0.2% from its 2016 population of 448. With a land area of 105.78 km2 (40.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.2/km2 (10.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 447 (-0.2% from 2016) | 448 (0.9% from 2011) | 444 (-12.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 105.78 km2 (40.84 sq mi) | 105.44 km2 (40.71 sq mi) | 105.26 km2 (40.64 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52.0 (M: 50.4, F: 52.8) | 49.6 (M: 47.0, F: 50.5) | 44.8 (M: 43.5, F: 46.3) |
| Private dwellings | 264 (total) 212 (occupied) | 265 (total) 202 (occupied) | 223 (total) 192 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $54,800 | $46,464 | $43,997 |
