Saint-Anicet

Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.

Saint-Anicet
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Saint-Anicet is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Anicet
Saint-Anicet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorAlain Castagner
 • Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
[2][4]
 • Total180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi)
 • Land135.33 km2 (52.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,626
 • Density19.4/km2 (50/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings
2,088
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1M0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-132
Websitewww.stanicet.com

Geography

Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Anicet community profile
20212011
Population2,754 (+4.9% from 2016)2,523 (-7.1% from 2006)
Land area135.03 km2 (52.14 sq mi)135.16 km2 (52.19 sq mi)
Population density20.4/km2 (53/sq mi)18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
Median age55.2 (M: 55.6, F: 55.2)51.9 (M: 52.8, F: 50.9)
Total private dwellings1,3101,965
Median household income$42,911
References: 2021[5] 2011[4] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,215—    
1996 2,549+15.1%
2001 2,630+3.2%
2006 2,717+3.3%
2011 2,523−7.1%
2016 2,626+4.1%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Saint-Anicet, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
2,625
 2,125 Increase 4.1% 80.95% 395 Steady 0.0% 15.05% 50 Increase 25.0% 1.90% 50 Steady 0.0% 1.90%
2011
2,525
 2,040 Decrease 9.3% 80.79% 395 Increase 27.4% 15.64% 40 Decrease 11.1% 1.58% 50 Decrease 54.5% 1.98%
2006
2,715
 2,250 Increase 9.2% 82.87% 310 Decrease 12.7% 11.42% 45 Decrease 43.8% 1.66% 110 Increase 15.8% 4.05%
2001
2,590
 2,060 Increase 2.7% 79.54% 355 Decrease 21.1% 13.71% 80 Increase 166.7% 3.09% 95 Increase 171.4% 3.67%
1996
2,520
 2,005 n/a 79.56% 450 n/a 17.86% 30 n/a 1.19% 35 n/a 1.39%

Historic site and museum
Droulers Tsiionhiakwatha

In the south of Saint-Anicet, the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center is where an important Iroquoian village in Quebec was located. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River. The centre opened on May 15, 2010.[9]

Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005,[10] and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 55616 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Anicet
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers Archaeological Site Interpretation Centre Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  11. Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Anicet.
  • Virtual Museum of Canada, The St. Lawrence Iroquoians — virtual exhibit about the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people, based on the archaeological excavations at the Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha site.
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