Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Montérégie, Quebec

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Parish municipality
Route 236 through St-Louis-de-Gonzague
Route 236 through St-Louis-de-Gonzague
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
St-Louis-de-Gonzague is located in Southern Quebec
St-Louis-de-Gonzague
St-Louis-de-Gonzague
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°59′W / 45.2°N 73.98°W / 45.2; -73.98[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMBeauharnois-Salaberry
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorYves Daoust
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingBeauharnois
Area
[2][3]
 • Total89.15 km2 (34.42 sq mi)
 • Land77.04 km2 (29.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,950
 • Density25.3/km2 (66/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 31.7%
 • Dwellings
777
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1T0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-201 R-236
Websitesldg.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is a parish municipality in the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,950.

The town centre is located along the banks of the Saint-Louis River.

History

One of the first settler in the area was Charles Larocque (1784-1849), who was deputy for Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1838. He managed the first general store in the village, that was originally named after him: Rocqueville, or sometimes spelled Rocque-ville or Larocqueville. Other original settlers came mostly from Saint-Timothée, Les Cèdres, and Île Perrot in the middle of the 19th century.[1]

In 1845, the parish was formed, named after the Italian Jesuit Luigi Gonzaga. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague was founded.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague had a population of 1,950 living in 757 of its 777 total private dwellings, a change of 31.7% from its 2016 population of 1,481. With a land area of 77.04 km2 (29.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.3/km2 (65.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague community profile
202120162011
Population1,950 (+31.7% from 2016)1,481 (+6.6% from 2011)1,389 (-1.1% from 2006)
Land area77.04 km2 (29.75 sq mi)79.83 km2 (30.82 sq mi)79.42 km2 (30.66 sq mi)
Population density25.3/km2 (66/sq mi)18.6/km2 (48/sq mi)17.5/km2 (45/sq mi)
Median age36.0 (M: 36.4, F: 36.0)40.2 (M: 39.6, F: 40.6)39.6 (M: 39.2, F: 40.3)
Private dwellings777 (total)  757 (occupied)602 (total)  548 (total) 
Median household income$87,000$73,557$64,906
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Montérégie, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 1,839—    
1931 1,772−3.6%
1941 1,370−22.7%
1951 1,332−2.8%
1956 1,436+7.8%
1961 1,460+1.7%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,371−6.1%
1971 1,356−1.1%
1976 1,317−2.9%
1981 1,378+4.6%
1986 1,387+0.7%
1991 1,413+1.9%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,380−2.3%
2001 1,357−1.7%
2006 1,404+3.5%
2011 1,389−1.1%
2016 1,481+6.6%
2021 1,950+31.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Montérégie, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
1,950
 1,850 Increase 28.8% 94.9% 55 Increase 57.1% 2.8% 35 Increase 250.0% 1.8% 15 Increase 200.0% 0.8%
2016
1,480
 1,425 Increase 6.3% 96.3% 35 Steady 0.0% 2.4% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.7% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.3%
2011
1,390
 1,340 Increase 5.9% 96.4% 35 Increase 75.0% 2.5% 10 Decrease 86.7% 0.7% 5 Decrease 93.3% 0.4%
2006
1,385
 1,265 Decrease 3.1% 91.3% 20 Decrease 33.3% 1.4% 25 Increase 150.0% 1.8% 75 Increase 650.0% 5.4%
2001
1,355
 1,305 Decrease 3.3% 96.3% 30 Decrease 14.3% 2.2% 10 Steady 0.0% 0.7% 10 Increase n/a% 0.7%
1996
1,395
 1,350 n/a 96.8% 35 n/a 2.5% 10 n/a 0.7% 0 n/a 0.0%

Local government

Municipal hall

List of former mayors:[10]

  • Jean François Gégoux (1856–1857)
  • Charles Archambault (1857–1857)
  • Jean Baptiste Bougie (1857–1868)
  • Moïse Viau (1868–1872)
  • Louis Pierre Coutlée (1872–1874)
  • Joseph Bougie (1874–1875)
  • Jean Baptiste Mire (1875–1886)
  • Louis Bougie (1886–1888)
  • Joseph Gagnier (1888–1891)
  • Joseph Boyer (1891–1900)
  • Hermène Payant (1900–1904)
  • Louis Julien Pilon (1904–1906)
  • Louis Billet (1906–1907)
  • François Alfred Pilon (1907–1909)
  • Abraham Jonathas Boyer (1909–1911)
  • Charles Onésiphore Myre (1911–1912)
  • Émérie Vinet (1912–1914)
  • Louis Leduc (1914–1916)
  • Louis Archambault (1916–1923)
  • Joseph Jérôme Monpetit (1923–1931)
  • Joseph Maheu (1931)
  • Joachim Jean Baptiste Primeau (1931–1937)
  • Joseph Dominat Daoust (1937–1951)
  • Joseph Zénon Donat Meloche (1951–1961)
  • Joseph Armand Ovila Houle (1961–1968)
  • Joseph Arthur René Daoust (1968–1969)
  • Joseph Zénon Oscar Billette (1969–1974)
  • Joseph Gerard Marc-Hubert Pagé (1974–1978)
  • Joseph Léo Victor Brault (1978–1983)
  • Joseph-Augustin-Dominique Julien (1983–1989)
  • Yves Daoust (1989–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57124". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Paroisse (municipalité de) (PE) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  10. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (paroisse) 1.7.1855 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 28 September 2023.