Saint-Éloi, Quebec
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Éloi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿elwa]) is a parish municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 310 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Saint-Éloi | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Les Basques RCM | |
  Saint-Éloi Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48.03°N 69.23°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Les Basques |
| Constituted | 1 July 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gisèle Saindon |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.90 km2 (25.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.77 km2 (25.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 310 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  8.4% |
| • Dwellings | 151 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
History
On 9 March 1848, the parish of Saint-Éloi was canonically erected by separating an area from the parishes of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de L'Isle-Verte and Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Trois-Pistoles. It was erected civilly on the following 13 June. Parish registers were also opened in 1848. The first parish priest was Thomas Aubert from Gaspé. Previously, the parish had been served by the parish priests of Trois-Pistoles and L'Isle-Verte. The first chapel was built in 1849 and in 1853, the post office was opened under the name of Saint-Éloi.
The municipality of Saint-Éloi was officially created on 1 July 1855. The municipality lost an important part of its territory in 1883 when Saint-Cyprien (then called Hocquart) was separated from Saint-Éloi. On 14 September 1924, the first cornerstone of the current church was blessed. On 15 September 1926, the first mass was celebrated in the current church.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,397 | — |
| 1871 | 1,134 | −18.8% |
| 1881 | 1,193 | +5.2% |
| 1891 | 913 | −23.5% |
| 1901 | 970 | +6.2% |
| 1911 | 929 | −4.2% |
| 1921 | 900 | −3.1% |
| 1931 | 935 | +3.9% |
| 1941 | 902 | −3.5% |
| 1951 | 855 | −5.2% |
| 1956 | 837 | −2.1% |
| 1961 | 814 | −2.7% |
| 1966 | 697 | −14.4% |
| 1971 | 589 | −15.5% |
| 1976 | 502 | −14.8% |
| 1981 | 480 | −4.4% |
| 1986 | 404 | −15.8% |
| 1991 | 352 | −12.9% |
| 1996 | 340 | −3.4% |
| 2001 | 340 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 338 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 311 | −8.0% |
| 2016 | 286 | −8.0% |
| 2021 | 310 | +8.4% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Éloi had a population of 310 living in 136 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 286. With a land area of 65.77 km2 (25.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km2 (12.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 310 (+8.4% from 2016) | 286 (-8.0% from 2011) | 311 (-8.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 65.77 km2 (25.39 sq mi) | 66.11 km2 (25.53 sq mi) | 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.8 (M: 54.8, F: 54.8) | 53.8 (M: 55.2, F: 52.2) | 48.9 (M: 49.0, F: 48.8) |
| Private dwellings | 151 (total) | 144 (total) | 137 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $47,104 | $49,255 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Éloi, Quebec[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
310 |
310 | 8.8% |
100.0% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 |  100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
290 |
285 | 6.6% |
98.3% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 5 | n/a% |
1.7% | |||||
2011 |
310 |
305 | 3.2% |
98.4% | 5 | n/a% |
1.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
345 |
315 | 7.4% |
91.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 30 | n/a% |
8.7% | |||||
2001 |
340 |
340 | 0.0% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
340 |
340 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Notable people
Notable people born in Saint-Éloi include jazz musician Alain Caron, Quebec premier Adélard Godbout and NHL player Alex Belzile.
