Béthanie is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 314. The number signified a slight but continued decline of population across five national censuses since 1991.[5]
Béthanie | |
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Location within Acton RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°26′W / 45.500°N 72.433°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Acton |
Constituted | March 2, 1920 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Chantal Beauregard Favreau |
• Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
• Prov. riding | Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 46.53 km2 (17.97 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 314 |
• Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 149 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | municipalitedebethanie |
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 314 | 5.1% |
2006 | 331 | 2.1% |
2001 | 338 | 4.5% |
1996 | 354 | 6.3% |
1991 | 378 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue language (2006)[6]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 280 | 90.32% |
English only | 20 | 6.45% |
Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
Other languages | 10 | 3.23% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 5479". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Béthanie". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Béthanie, Quebec
External links
edit- Media related to Béthanie, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Regional County Municipality of Acton page for Béthanie Archived 2005-04-04 at the Wayback Machine