Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
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Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs | |
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Parish municipality | |
Church of Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs in July 2019 | |
Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 67°18′W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | c. 1910 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nelson Pilote |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90.80 km2 (35.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 89.82 km2 (34.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 298 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | |
| • Dwellings | 143 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0J 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.saintalexandre deslacs.com |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 383 | — |
| 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]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| 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) |
| Total private dwellings | 143 | 172 | 142 |
| Median household income | $61,600 | $42,624 | $.N/A |
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