Sainte-Florence, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°16′N 67°14′W / 48.267°N 67.233°W / 48.267; -67.233^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMLa MatapédiaConstitutedApril 12, 1911Government

^[2]

• MayorGaston Martin • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Prov. ridingMatane-MatapédiaArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total102.60 km² (39.61 sq mi) • Land103.48 km² (39.95 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2021)^[4]

• Total367 • Density3.7/km² (10/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

4.4% • Dwellings

207Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0J 2M0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-132Websitewww.sainte-florence.org

Sainte-Florence is a Canadian forestry village in the province of Quebec, located in the Matapédia Valley in the Gaspé Peninsula.

The municipality had a population of 367 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Municipal council

Mayor: Réjeanne Doiron
Councillors: Pierrette Bérubé, Nancy Girard, Nelson Barrest, Antoine Lacasse, Carol Poitras, France Lepage

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Florence had a population of 367 living in 187 of its 207 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 384. With a land area of 103.48 km² (39.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.5/km² (9.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population

Canada census – Sainte-Florence community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	367 (-4.4% from 2016)	384 (-7.2% from 2011)	414 (-9.6% from 2006)
Land area	103.48 km² (39.95 sq mi)	103.57 km² (39.99 sq mi)	103.05 km² (39.79 sq mi)
Population density	3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi)	3.7/km² (9.6/sq mi)	4.0/km² (10/sq mi)
Median age	56.4 (M: 57.2, F: 55.6)	54.5 (M: 54.1, F: 55.5)	54.0 (M: 53.5, F: 54.2)
Private dwellings	185 (total)	209 (total)	215 (total)
Median household income		$40,768	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Population in 1996: 546^[6] (-2.0% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 557^[6]
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56172". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Sainte-Florence". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Sainte-Florence, Municipalité". 26 October 2022.
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Sainte-Florence, Municipalité". 26 October 2022.
^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Sainte-Florence, Municipalité". 26 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.