Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël
Located on Lamèque Island, the village was formed by the incorporation of most of the local service district (LSD) of St. Raphael sur-Mer and a small part of the neighbouring LSD of Haut-Lamèque. Contrary to frequent citation, it was not formed by an amalgamation involving a village named Sainte-Marie.
History
In May 1971, an anxious Acadian fishing population demanded a public hearing into the safety of the Marc Guylaine, and 400 people met at the Saint-Raphaël community centre where an "action group" was commissioned to study the issue. Ultimately the last of the "cursed" sister ships was found to be unseaworthy.
On 1 January 2023, Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël amalgamated with the town of Lamèque and all or part of ten local service districts to form the new town of Île-de-Lamèque. The community's name remains in official use.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,201 | — |
| 1996 | 1,185 | −1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,135 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 993 | −12.5% |
| 2011 | 955 | −3.8% |
| 2016 | 879 | −8.0% |
| 2021 | 820 | −6.7% |
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël had a population of 820 living in 395 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of -6.7% from its 2016 population of 879. With a land area of 15.84 km (6.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.8/km (134.1/sq mi) in 2021.
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 820 (-6.7% from 2016) | 955 (-3.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 15.84 km (6.12 sq mi) | 15.61 km (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population density | 51.8/km (134/sq mi) | 61.2/km (159/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.8 (M: 56, F: 58.4) | 48.5 (M: 48.2, F: 49.0) |
| Private dwellings | 395 (total) | 443 (total) |
| Median household income | $41,422 |
Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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960
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940 |  3.1%
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97.92% | 15 | 25.0%
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1.56% | 5 |  n/a%
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0.52% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2006
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990
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970 | 13.8%
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97.98% | 20 | 100.0%
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2.02% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,135
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1,125 | 4.3%
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99.12% | 10 | 0.0%
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0.88% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,195
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1,175 | n/a | 98.33% | 10 | n/a | 0.84% | 10 | n/a | 0.84% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Census Profile of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Municipalities Order - Municipalities Act.
- ^ Davis, Nanciellen. Ethnicity and Ethnic Group Persistence in an Acadian Village in Maritime Canada (New York, 1985), pp. 194-202
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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47°47′N 64°34′W / 47.783°N 64.567°W
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