Saint-Boniface, Quebec

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Saint-Boniface
Municipality
Coat of arms of Saint-Boniface
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Saint-Bo
Motto: 
Omnia ad bonum, nihil ad malum
("Everything for Good, Nothing for Evil")
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Location within Maskinongé RCM
St-Boniface is located in Central Quebec
St-Boniface
St-Boniface
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°30′N 72°49′W / 46.500°N 72.817°W / 46.500; -72.817[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
Settled1840s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1962
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlain Gélinas
 • Fed. ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Maurice
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
111.85 km2 (43.19 sq mi)
 • Land107.42 km2 (41.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
5,156
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.7%
 • Dwellings
2,205
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0X 2L0
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-55
R-153 R-350
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Saint-Boniface (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnifas] ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

History

In 1962, Saint-Bonlface-de-Shawinigan Village annexed Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan Municipality.[4]

On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.[5]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Saint-Boniface, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1966 2,670—    
1971 2,581−3.3%
1976 2,680+3.8%
1981 3,164+18.1%
1986 3,294+4.1%
1991 3,813+15.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 3,998+4.9%
2001 3,998+0.0%
2006 4,180+4.6%
2011 4,511+7.9%
2016 4,832+7.1%
2021 5,156+6.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 2,098 (total dwellings: 2,205)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.6%
  • English and French as first languages: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%

References

  1. "Reference number 377986". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51085". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. "Saint-Boniface, Quebec (Code 2451085) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  4. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2012-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)