Saint-Hugues, Quebec
Saint-Hugues (/ ... ˈhjuːz/ ... HEWZ, French: [sɛ̃.yɡ]) is a town in southwestern Quebec north northeast of St-Hyacinthe, with a 2006 population of 1,310. It is located along Quebec Route 224, halfway between Saint-Guillaume and Saint-Simon-de-Bagot.
History
In 1827 Saint-Hugues was created as a village, later to be incorporated into the county of Bagot.
Demographics
Population
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,340 (+1.0% from 2016) | 1,292 (-1.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 84.64 km (32.68 sq mi) | 83.84 km (32.37 sq mi) |
Population density | 15.8/km (41/sq mi) | 15.4/km (40/sq mi) |
Median age | 39.2 (M: 40, F: 38) | 39.6 (M: 39.9, F: 39.5) |
Private dwellings | 540 (total) | 536 (total) |
Median household income | $60,864 |
References: 2021 2011
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,290
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1,270 | 1.2% | 98.45% | 15 | 40.0% | 1.16% | 5 | n/a% | 0.39% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,305
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1,255 | 1.6% | 96.17% | 25 | n/a% | 1.92% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 25 | n/a% | 1.92% | |||||
2001
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1,275
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1,275 | 5.9% | 100.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,370
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1,355 | n/a | 98.91% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 1.09% |
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 133634". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Hugues
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ Blanchard, Raoul (1947). Le centre du Canada français: "province de Québec". Beauchemin. pp. 76.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census