Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain | |
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Agricultural zone, Rang Ste-Elisabeth | |
Location within Les Chenaux RCM | |
St-Prosper-de-Champlain Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 72°17′W / 46.617°N 72.283°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Les Chenaux |
| Settled | c. 1850 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | France Bédard |
| • Fed. riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Champlain |
| Area | |
• Total | 93.25 km2 (36.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 94.11 km2 (36.34 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources. | |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 482 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 9.1% |
| • Dwellings | 264 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 418 |
| Highways | R-159 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁɔspɛʁ də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a municipality of 482 people in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the regional county.[3]
History
The area opened up for colonization in the middle of the 19th century, and in 1850 the Parish of Saint-Prosper was established out of the territories of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It was named after Prosper of Aquitaine possibly by Bishop Joseph Signay who wanted to emphasize the "prosperity" of the first settlers, who were poor but brave. In 1853, its post office opened, and two years later, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Prosper was formed, with Augustin Massicotte as first mayor.[4][5]
In 1861, Saint-Prosper had 1028 inhabitants, and at the start of 1900, there were nearly 1500 persons.[5]
On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville Regional County to the new Les Chenaux Regional County, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[4]
Before September 4, 2010, it was known simply as Saint-Prosper, on that date, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Prosper changed its name and statutes to become the Municipality of Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain.[6]
Geography
The territory of Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain is mainly part of the Sainte-Anne River watershed. However, a small area to the west, bordering Saint-Stanislas and Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, is part of the Batiscanie region. The Charest River crosses the eastern part of the municipality from north-east to south-east.
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 482 (-9.1% from 2016) | 530 (5.0% from 2011) | 505 (-6.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 94.11 km2 (36.34 sq mi) | 94.02 km2 (36.30 sq mi) | 93.68 km2 (36.17 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.8 (M: 56.4, F: 57.2) | 52.8 (M: 53.4, F: 52.2) | 51.8 (M: 51.5, F: 52.2) |
| Private dwellings | 264 (total) 244 (occupied) | 267 (total) | 268 (total) |
| Median household income | $55,600 | $47,744 | $46,731 |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2021
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480
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475 | 8.7% | 99.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2016
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520
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520 | 3.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2011
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505
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505 | 6.5% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2006
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540
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540 | 1.9% | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2001
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535
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530 | 4.5% | 99.1% | 10 | n/a% | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
1996
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555
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555 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 37250". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain (Code 2437250) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
- ^ "Mauricie, Bulletin statistique régional, édition" (PDF). Gouvernement du Québec, Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ a b "Saint-Prosper (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Gérard Ébacher. "Historique de Saint-Prosper" (in French). Municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Prosper. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ^ Quebec government (2010-11-12). "Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain" (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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