Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ zenɔ̃ dy lak amkwi], lit. 'Saint Zénon of the Humqui Lake') is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui | |
|---|---|
 Lake Humqui | |
| Motto: Fier et accueillant | |
 Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
  Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°18′N 67°35′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | 1902 |
| Constituted | April 28, 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gino Canuel |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.30 km2 (45.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 113.09 km2 (43.66 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 370 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 283 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-195 |
| Website | lachumqui |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 75 | — |
| 1931 | 516 | +588.0% |
| 1941 | 957 | +85.5% |
| 1951 | 1,237 | +29.3% |
| 1956 | 1,199 | −3.1% |
| 1961 | 1,133 | −5.5% |
| 1966 | 923 | −18.5% |
| 1971 | 767 | −16.9% |
| 1976 | 582 | −24.1% |
| 1981 | 550 | −5.5% |
| 1986 | 556 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 496 | −10.8% |
| 1996 | 464 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 434 | −6.5% |
| 2006 | 426 | −1.8% |
| 2011 | 366 | −14.1% |
| 2016 | 359 | −1.9% |
| 2021 | 370 | +3.1% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui had a population of 370 living in 194 of its 283 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 359. With a land area of 113.09 km2 (43.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Canada census – Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 370 (+3.1% from 2016) | 359 (-1.9% from 2011) | 366 (-14.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 113.09 km2 (43.66 sq mi) | 113.42 km2 (43.79 sq mi) | 112.74 km2 (43.53 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.6 (M: 55.6, F: 54.8) | 52.1 (M: 52.5, F: 52.0) | 48.0 (M: 49.2, F: 46.8) |
| Private dwellings | 195 (total) | 284 (total) | 273 (total) |
| Median household income | $43,520 | $.N/A |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Zénon-du-Lac-Humqui, 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 |
370 |
360 | 2.7% |
97.3% | 5 |  0.0% |
1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
360 |
355 |  2.7% |
98.6% | 5 | n/a% |
1.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
365 |
365 | 14.1% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
425 |
425 | 0.0% |
100.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
435 |
425 | 7.6% |
97.7% | 10 | 0.0% |
2.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
470 |
460 | n/a | 97.9% | 10 | n/a | 2.1% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
Municipal council
- Mayor: Gino Canuel
- Councillors: Caroline Dumont, Diane Soucy, Karine Dechamplain, Nancy Malenfant, Normand Henley, Marc Michaud
