Saint-Tharcisius is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Saint-Tharcisius | |
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Parish municipality | |
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Motto(s): Foi, Fraternité, Travail | |
![]() Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Tharcisius Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°32′N 67°20′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matapédia |
Settled | 1912 |
Constituted | December 4, 1937 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sophie Champagne |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 78.70 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 80.01 km2 (30.89 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 464 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 206 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0J 3G0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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The village was named after Roman martyr Tarcisius who preferred to be killed rather than desecrate the Eucharist in the 3rd century.[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 571 | — |
1996 | 557 | −2.5% |
2001 | 503 | −9.7% |
2006 | 480 | −4.6% |
2011 | 464 | −3.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Tharcisius had a population of 411 living in 185 of its 199 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 421. With a land area of 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km2 (13.5/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 411 (-2.4% from 2016) | 464 (-3.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi) | 80.01 km2 (30.89 sq mi) |
Population density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.8 (M: 51.2, F: 54) | 44.7 (M: 43.2, F: 46.1) |
Total private dwellings | 185 | 206 |
Median household income | $32,830 |
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