Saint-Jacques, Quebec

Saint-Jacques
Municipality
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Jacques Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°WCoordinates: 45°57′N 73°34′W / 45.950°N 73.567°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Constituted	May 20, 1998
Government[2]
• Mayor	Pierre Beaulieu
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area[2][3]
• Total	67.20 km^2 (25.95 sq mi)
• Land	67.34 km^2 (26.00 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	4,021
• Density	59.7/km^2 (155/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	8.5%
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2R0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	Route 158 Route 341
Website	www.st-jacques.org

Saint-Jacques is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

Saint-Jacques was founded in 1774 by Acadian settlers from Boston after the Great Upheaval of 1755.

Demographics

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2011: 4021 (2006 to 2011 population change: 8.5%)
• Population in 2006: 3706
• Population in 2001: 3692
• Population total in 1996: 3815
  • Saint-Jacques Village: 2261
  • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1554
• Population in 1991:
  • Saint-Jacques Village: 2251
  • Saint-Jacques Parish: 1542

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1636 (total dwellings: 1698)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.5%
• French as first language: 98.8%
• English and French as first language: 0.4%
• Other as first language: 0.3%

References

1. Reference number 338834 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 63013 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Jacques census profile
4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census