Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec

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Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
Municipality
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Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
St-Joachim-de-Shefford is located in Southern Quebec
St-Joachim-de-Shefford
St-Joachim-de-Shefford
Location in southern Quebec
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted June 10, 1884
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor René Beauregard
 • Federal riding Shefford
 • Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
 • Total 129.20 km2 (49.88 sq mi)
 • Land 127.11 km2 (49.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,171
 • Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.5%
 • Dwellings 486
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0E 2G0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 241
Route 243
Website www.st-joachim.ca

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 2011 Census was 1,171.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,171 Increase 7.5%
2006 1,089 Decrease 6.0%
2001 1,159 Increase 1.5%
1996 1,142 Increase 2.8%
1991 1,111 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 980 90.32%
English only 95 8.76%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 0.92%

See also

References