Saint-Gilbert, Quebec
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Gilbert (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒilbɛʁ]) is a parish municipality of about 280 people in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It has the smallest population of all municipalities in Portneuf RCM (other than unorganized territories).
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Saint-Gilbert | |
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| Motto: Aime et Partage | |
 Location within Portneuf RCM | |
  St-Gilbert Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 72°00′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Constituted | April 27, 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Perron |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.76 km2 (14.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 283 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 122 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418, 581 |
| Highways |  R-354 |
| Website | www |
History
In 1893, the Parish of Saint-Gilbert was formed, named in honour of Gilbert Frenette, an early settler who had donated the land on which the parish church was to be built. That same year, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Gilbert was created out of territory ceded by Saint-Alban and Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault, and its post office opened.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Gilbert had a population of 283 living in 117 of its 122 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 296. With a land area of 37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.2%
- English and French as first languages: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
