Senneterre, Quebec (parish)
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| Senneterre | |
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| Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM. Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Settled | 1910s |
| Constituted | March 23, 1923 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Jacline Rouleau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 624.80 km2 (241.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 569.23 km2 (219.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 301 m (988 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,218 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 609 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Y 2M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 113 Route 386 |
| Website | www.paroisse senneterre.qc.ca |
Senneterre is a parish municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The parish is mostly a rural municipality that almost completely surrounds the actual population centre of the neighbouring City of Senneterre.
The place is named after the geographic township of Senneterre, that in turn was named in honour of a captain of the Languedoc Regiment that fought under General Montcalm.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Senneterre had a population of 1,202 living in 559 of its 606 total private dwellings, a change of 0.8% from its 2016 population of 1,192. With a land area of 567.05 km2 (218.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 1218 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.7%)
- Population in 2006: 1186
- Population in 2001: 1192
- Population in 1996: 1169
- Population in 1991: 1082
Mother tongue:[6]
- English as first language: 0.9%
- French as first language: 99.1%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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