Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec

Saint-Bonaventure is a municipality in the Drummond Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,017. It lies at the eastern terminus of Quebec Route 224, northeast of Saint-Guillaume.

For other uses of "Bonaventure", see Bonaventure (disambiguation).

Saint-Bonaventure
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Bonaventure Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 72°41′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Drummond
Constituted	January 1, 1867
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Félicien Cardin
• Federal riding	Drummond
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	81.00 km^2 (31.27 sq mi)
• Land	78.59 km^2 (30.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,017
• Density	12.9/km^2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.5%
• Dwellings	446
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1C0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 143 Route 224
Website	www.saint-bonaventure.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,017	3.5%
2006	983	5.8%
2001	1,043	2.6%
1996	1,071	0.7%
1991	1,079	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	995	99.00%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	10	1.00%
Other languages	0	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 269412 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Bonaventure
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Bonaventure, Quebec