Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t teʁɛz də ɡaspe]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is the smallest municipality, in land area and population, of the Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé | |
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Church of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé | |
 Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM | |
  Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 64°25′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
| Constituted | September 6, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Blondin |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.94 km2 (13.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 979 |
| • Density | 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 504 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Fishing is its primary business, and its harbour handles the fourth highest value of seafood in Quebec. Its factories, employing hundreds of people, process snow crab, rock crab, and lobster.[4]
In addition to the village of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé itself, the municipality also includes the community of Saint-Isidore.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 979 (-3.5% from 2016) | 1,015 (-3.8% from 2011) | 1,055 (-4.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 34.45 km2 (13.30 sq mi) | 34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi) | 33.50 km2 (12.93 sq mi) |
| Population density | 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi) | 29.5/km2 (76/sq mi) | 31.5/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.4 (M: 55.6, F: 56.8) | 53.6 (M: 53.6, F: 53.6) | 50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1) |
| Private dwellings | 504 (total) 475 (occupied) | 509 (total) | 470 (total) |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $54,144 | $36,496 |
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
980 |
955 | 4.0% |
97.4% | 5 |  0.0% |
0.5% | 5 | 0.0% |
0.5% | 10 |  100.0% |
1.0% | |||||
2016 |
1,005 |
995 | 4.3% |
99.0% | 5 | 0.0% |
0.5% | 5 | 0.0% |
0.5% | 5 | 0.0% |
0.5% | |||||
2011 |
1,055 |
1,040 | 0.0% |
98.6% | 5 | 50.0% |
0.5% | 5 | n/a% |
0.5% | 5 | 87.5% |
0.5% | |||||
2006 |
1,090 |
1,040 | 8.8% |
95.4% | 10 | 0.0% |
0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 40 | n/a% |
3.7% | |||||
2001 |
1,150 |
1,140 | 10.6% |
99.1% | 10 | 0.0% |
0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
1,285 |
1,275 | n/a | 99.2% | 10 | n/a | 0.8% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
