Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Bonaventure (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnavɑ̃tyʁ]) is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,066. It lies at the eastern terminus of Quebec Route 224, northeast of Saint-Guillaume.
Saint-Bonaventure | |
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 Location within Drummond RCM | |
  Saint-Bonaventure Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Drummond |
| Constituted | January 1, 1867 |
| Named after | Bonaventure[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lavoie |
| • Federal riding | Drummond |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,066 |
| • Density | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-143  R-224 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Bonaventure had a population of 1,066 living in 429 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 1,031. With a land area of 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.5/km2 (35.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,066 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,031 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,017 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 983 |  5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,043 | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,071 | 0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,079 | 2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,111 | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,107 | 20.2% |
| 1976 | 921 | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 931 | 3.4% |
| 1966 | 964 | 6.3% |
| 1961 | 1,029 | 3.8% |
| 1956 | 1,070 | 0.2% |
| 1951 | 1,068 | 6.3% |
| 1941 | 1,005 | 1.1% |
| 1931 | 1,016 | 17.1% |
| 1921 | 1,225 | 15.0% |
| 1911 | 1,441 | 13.9% |
| 1901 | 1,265 | 4.6% |
| 1891 | 1,209 | 13.7% |
| 1881 | 1,063 | 7.1% |
| 1871 | 1,144 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2021)[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,035 | 97.2% |
| English only | 0 | 0.0% |
| Both English and French | 15 | 1.4% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.9% |