Saint-Hugues, Quebec
Saint-Hugues (⫽ˌseɪnt ˈhjuːz⫽; French pronunciation: [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
Canada census – Saint-Hugues community profile
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 earlier
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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 | ![]() |
98.45% | 15 | ![]() |
1.16% | 5 | ![]() |
0.39% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006
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1,305
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1,255 | ![]() |
96.17% | 25 | ![]() |
1.92% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 25 | ![]() |
1.92% | |||||
2001
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1,275
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1,275 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 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% |