Saint-Éloi, Quebec

Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°02′N 69°14′W / 48.03°N 69.23°W / 48.03; -69.23^[1]Country

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMLes BasquesConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorMario St-Louis • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata
—Les Basques • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-TémiscouataArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total65.90 km² (25.44 sq mi) • Land65.77 km² (25.39 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total310 • Density4.3/km² (11/sq mi) • Pop 2016–2021

8.4% • Dwellings

151Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0L 2V0

Area code(s)418 and 581HighwaysNo major routesWebsitewww.st-eloi.qc.ca

Saint-Éloi is a parish municipality in the region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 310 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

Historical Census Data – Saint-Éloi, Quebec^[4]
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	352	—
1996	340	−3.4%
2001	340	+0.0%
2006	338	−0.6%
2011	311	−8.0%
2016	286	−8.0%
2021	310	+8.4%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Éloi had a population of 310 living in 136 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 286. With a land area of 65.77 km² (25.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.7/km² (12.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Canada census – Saint-Éloi community profile

	2021	2011
Population	310 (+8.4% from 2016)	311 (-8.0% from 2006)
Land area	65.77 km² (25.39 sq mi)	66.80 km² (25.79 sq mi)
Population density	4.7/km² (12/sq mi)	4.7/km² (12/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 54.8, F: 54.8)	48.9 (M: 49.0, F: 48.8)
Private dwellings	140 (total)	137 (total)
Median household income		$49,255

References: 2021^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8]^[9]

Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Éloi, Quebec^[4]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	310	305	3.2%	98.39%	5	n/a%	1.61%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	100.0%	0.00%
2006	345	315	7.4%	91.30%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	30	n/a%	8.70%
2001	340	340	0.0%	100.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
1996	340	340	n/a	100.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%

Notable residents

Notable people born in Saint-Éloi include jazz musician Alain Caron and Quebec premier Adélard Godbout.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56240". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 11035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ "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 2014-03-11.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.