Sainte-Rita (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʁita]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Rita had a population of 303 living in 142 of its 216 total private dwellings, a change of -1.3% from its 2016 population of 307. With a land area of 129.52 km (50.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Rita, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,027	—
1956	1,076	+4.8%
1961	1,000	−7.1%
1966	947	−5.3%
1971	747	−21.1%
1976	577	−22.8%
1981	516	−10.6%
1986	462	−10.5%
1991	402	−13.0%
1996	387	−3.7%
2001	388	+0.3%
2006	355	−8.5%
2011	313	−11.8%
2016	307	−1.9%
2021	303	−1.3%

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Rita, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		305		295	3.3%	96.7%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		310		305	1.6%	98.4%		5	n/a%	1.6%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		310		310	11.4%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		350		350	2.8%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		360		360	1.4%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		365		355	n/a	97.3%		10	n/a	2.7%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

• List of municipalities in Quebec

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