Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux

Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø də ʁju]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality.

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
Municipality
A view of Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
Location within Les Basques RCM
Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°11′N 68°59′W / 48.18°N 68.98°W / 48.18; -68.98[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Les Basques
Constituted	August 18, 1865
Government [2]
• Mayor	Roger Martin
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	115.20 km2 (44.48 sq mi)
• Land	107.27 km2 (41.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	691
• Density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	8.1%
• Dwellings	573
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 3T0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.st-mathieu-de-rioux.ca

Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø də ʁju]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Les Basques Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

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Population

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Canada census – Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	691 (+8.1% from 2016)	639 (-5.8% from 2011)	678 (+0.9% from 2006)
Land area	107.27 km2 (41.42 sq mi)	107.82 km2 (41.63 sq mi)	107.77 km2 (41.61 sq mi)
Population density	6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 55.2, F: 54.4)	56.3 (M: 57.2, F: 54.8)	52.0 (M: 52.9, F: 51.3)
Private dwellings	340 (total)	559 (total)	556 (total)
Median household income	$63,600	$54,336	$48,419

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	896	—
1881	1,175	+31.1%
1891	846	−28.0%
1901	893	+5.6%
1911	842	−5.7%
1921	781	−7.2%
1931	858	+9.9%
1941	1,056	+23.1%
1951	1,089	+3.1%
1956	1,193	+9.6%
1961	1,113	−6.7%
1966	1,097	−1.4%
1971	813	−25.9%
1976	723	−11.1%
1981	667	−7.7%
1986	621	−6.9%
1991	560	−9.8%
1996	565	+0.9%
2001	601	+6.4%
2006	672	+11.8%
2011	678	+0.9%
2016	639	−5.8%
2021	691	+8.1%

Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		690		670	5.5%	97.1%		5	0.0%	0.7%		5	n/a%	0.7%		5	0.0%	0.7%
2016		635		635	4.5%	100.0%		5	0.0%	0.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	0.0%	0.8%
2011		675		665	0.7%	98.5%		5	n/a%	0.7%		0	0.0%	0.0%		5	n/a%	0.7%
2006		670		670	5.2%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		645		635	11.0%	98.5%		10	n/a%	1.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		565		565	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

See also

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• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57219". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11050". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
3. ^ ^{a b} https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052411050&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux
4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
7. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

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Media related to Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux at Wikimedia Commons

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