Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 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
Municipality
Fishing harbour in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM.
Sainte-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 [2]
• Mayor	Roberto Blondin
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area [2][3]
• Total	34.60 km^2 (13.36 sq mi)
• Land	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,055
• Density	31.5/km^2 (82/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.9%
• Dwellings	470
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132

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, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	1,055 (-4.9% from 2006)	1,109 (-4.8% from 2001)
Land area:	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
Population density:	31.5/km^2 (82/sq mi)	33.1/km^2 (86/sq mi)
Median age:	50.5 (M: 49.9, F: 51.1)	46.2 (M: 45.8, F: 46.6)
Total private dwellings:	470	475
Median household income:	$36,496	$38,028
References: 2011[3] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,280 —     1996 1,262 −1.4%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,165 −7.7% 2006 1,109 −4.8%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,055 −4.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,055		1,040	0.0%	98.58%		5	50.0%	0.47%		5	n/a%	0.47%		5	87.5%	0.47%
2006		1,090		1,040	8.8%	95.41%		10	0.0%	0.92%		0	0.0%	0.00%		40	n/a%	3.67%
2001		1,150		1,140	10.6%	99.13%		10	0.0%	0.87%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		1,285		1,275	n/a	99.22%		10	n/a	0.78%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 56436 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
4. "Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census