Senneterre, Quebec (parish)
The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.
History
In 1916, the geographic township was formed, and in 1923, the Township Municipality of Senneterre-Partie-Est was established out of the township's eastern part. In November 1931, it annexed the remainder of the geographic township (west and east of the Bell River), except for Senneterre-Partie-Ouest. It shortened its name and changed statutes to the Parish Municipality of Senneterre in 1949.
In 1964 and 1969, the City of Senneterre annexed portions of its territory.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Senneterre had a population of 1,202 living in 559 of its 606 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 1,192. With a land area of 567.05 km (218.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km (5.5/sq mi) in 2021.
2021 | 2016 | |
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Population | 1,202 (+0.8% from 2016) | 1,192 (-2.1% from 2011) |
Land area | 567.05 km (218.94 sq mi) | 568.88 km (219.65 sq mi) |
Population density | 2.1/km (5.4/sq mi) | 2.1/km (5.4/sq mi) |
Median age | 55.2 (M: 55.6, F: 53.6) | 51.9 (M: 52.5, F: 51.2) |
Private dwellings | 606 (total) 559 (occupied) | 563 (total) 539 (occupied) |
Median household income | $74,500 | $67,226 |
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Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada |
Mother tongue (2021):
- English as first language: 0.8 %
- French as first language: 97.9 %
- English and French as first language: 0.4 %
- Other as first language: 0.4 %
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Julien Beauvais (1923–1930)
- Eugène Prévost (1931–1933, 1937–1940)
- Louis Major (1933–1936)
- Joseph Gagné (1941–1953)
- Édouard Duval (1953–1957)
- Azarie Paquin (1957–1958)
- Charles-Eugène Fortier (1959–1960)
- Gérard St-Pierre (1961–1963, 1966–1971)
- Gaston Beaudoin (1963–1965)
- Victor Leroux (1971–1975)
- Jean-Marie Chiasson (1975–1985)
- Louis-marie Martin (1985–1993)
- Pierre Patry (1993–1997)
- Raymond Bilodeau (1997–2005)
- Céliane Taillefer (2005–2009)
- Jacline Rouleau (2009–present)