Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs

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Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada

48°28′N 67°18′W / 48.467°N 67.300°W / 48.467; -67.300^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionBas-Saint-LaurentRCMLa MatapédiaSettledc. 1910ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1965Government

^[2]

• MayorNelson Pilote • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia • Prov. ridingMatane-MatapédiaArea

^[3]

• Total90.80 km² (35.06 sq mi) • Land89.82 km² (34.68 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[4]

• Total298 • Density3.3/km² (9/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

11.2% • Dwellings

143Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0J 2C0

Area code(s)418 and 581HighwaysNo major routesWebsitewww.saintalexandre
deslacs.com

Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Quebec^[5]
Year	Pop.	±%
1966	520	—
1971	387	−25.6%
1976	301	−22.2%
1981	346	+15.0%
1986	363	+4.9%
1991	383	+5.5%
1996	350	−8.6%
2001	324	−7.4%
2006	275	−15.1%
2011	258	−6.2%
2016	268	+3.9%
2021	298	+11.2%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs had a population of 298 living in 129 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of 11.2% from its 2016 population of 268. With a land area of 89.82 km² (34.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.3/km² (8.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Canada census – Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	298 (+11.2% from 2016)	327 (+26.7% from 2011)	258 (-6.2% from 2006)
Land area	89.82 km² (34.68 sq mi)	90.07 km² (34.78 sq mi)	89.77 km² (34.66 sq mi)
Population density	3.3/km² (8.5/sq mi)	3.6/km² (9.3/sq mi)	2.9/km² (7.5/sq mi)
Median age	45.6 (M: 45.2, F: 48.0)	53.2 (M: 52.2, F: 54.0)	50.4 (M: 50.7, F: 50.0)
Private dwellings	143 (total)	172 (total)	142 (total)
Median household income	$61,600	$42,624	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10]^[11]

Mother tongue:

English as first language: 0%
French as first language: 100%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 0%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55525". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ "Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
^ "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
^ "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
^ 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 2022-08-23.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.