Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 504 in the Canada 2016 Census.
Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton | |
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 Location within Coaticook RCM | |
  Ste-Edwidge-de-Clifton Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′N 71°41′W / 45.2°N 71.68°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Coaticook |
| Constituted | December 21, 1895 |
| Named for | Hedwig of Silesia[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Poste vacant |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-François |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.20 km2 (39.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 101.80 km2 (39.31 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 504 |
| • Density | 5/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 190 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-206  R-251 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton had a population of 546 living in 200 of its 208 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2016 population of 504. With a land area of 101.84 km2 (39.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.4/km2 (13.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 504 | 4.1%
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| 2011 | 484 | 10.0%
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| 2006 | 440 |  0.2%
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| 2001 | 533 | 0.6%
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| 1996 | 530 | 6.0%
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| 1991 | 564 | N/A |
References
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56147". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 44055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
External links
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