Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,476.

Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
Municipality
Principal Street
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
St-Joachim-de-Shefford Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°27′N 72°32′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted	June 10, 1884
Named for	Joachim and Shefford County[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	René Beauregard
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	129.20 km2 (49.88 sq mi)
• Land	126.91 km2 (49.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,476
• Density	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	13.5%
• Dwellings	609
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 2G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 241 Route 243
Website	www.st-joachim.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,476	13.5%
2016	1,301	11.1%
2011	1,171	7.5%
2006	1,089	6.0%
2001	1,159	1.5%
1996	1,142	2.8%
1991	1,111	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)[6]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

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