Princeville, Quebec
City in Quebec, Canada
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Princeville (French pronunciation: [pʁinsvil]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Érable Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region.
Princeville | |
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Princeville in 2026 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Droit et Loyal (French for "Right and Loyal") | |
 Location within L'Érable RCM. | |
  Princeville Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | L'Érable |
| Constituted | February 23, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raphaël Guérard |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Arthabaska |
| Area | |
• Total | 196.70 km2 (75.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.01 km2 (75.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 6,218 |
| • Density | 31.9/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 2,903 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-116  R-165  R-263 |
| Website | www |
The population was 6,218 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
History
The county of Stanfold (Princeville) was created by Édouard Leclerc on July 9, 1807 when he established himself on lot 6, rang 12 in Princeville. A monument was erected in his honour on the east section of the 12th rang. Stanfold then had a new division that would become the village of Princeville in 1856. Thus two municipalities would now co-existed.
On February 23, 2000, the municipalities of the city of Princeville and the parish of Princeville become one to form the new city of Princeville.
Geography
Covering an area of 195.01 km2, Princeville is crossed by the Bulstrode River, 81 km south of Trois-Rivières, 145 km from the border of the US state of Maine and 70 km from Drummondville.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Princeville had a population of 6,218 living in 2,781 of its 2,903 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 6,001. With a land area of 195.01 km2 (75.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.9/km2 (82.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,218 (+3.6% from 2016) | 6,001 (+5.4% from 2011) | 5,693 (+2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 195.01 km2 (75.29 sq mi) | 195.26 km2 (75.39 sq mi) | 194.02 km2 (74.91 sq mi) |
| Population density | 31.9/km2 (83/sq mi) | 30.7/km2 (80/sq mi) | 29.3/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 42) | 40.9 (M: 39.6, F: 42.3) | 41.2 (M: 40.6, F: 41.8) |
| Private dwellings | 2,903 (total) | 2,702 (total) | 2,497 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $50,944 | $44,611 |
