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Saint-Godefroi

Coordinates: 48°05′N 65°07′W / 48.083°N 65.117°W

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Saint-Godefroi
Township municipality
Harbour at Saint-Godefroi
Location within Bonaventure RCM
St-Godefroi Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°05′N 65°07′W / 48.083°N 65.117°W / 48.083; -65.117^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	Bonaventure
Constituted	December 16, 1913
Government ^[2]
• Mayor	Gérard Litalien
• Federal riding	Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Bonaventure
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	64.07 km² (24.74 sq mi)
• Land	63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	350
• Density	5.5/km² (14/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	7.9%
• Dwellings	200
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0C 3C0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-132
Website	www.municipalitestgodefroi.com

Saint-Godefroi (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡɔdəfʁwa]; formerly spelled as Saint-Godefroy) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 350 in the 2021 Canadian census.

It is situated on the north shore of Chaleur Bay along Quebec Route 132. In addition to Saint-Godefroi itself, the township also includes the community of Kelly (48°6′53″N 65°8′7″W / 48.11472°N 65.13528°W / 48.11472; -65.13528).^[4]

History

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Settlement began in the mid-19th century, and in 1873 the Parish of Saint-Godefroi was founded, named in honour of Charles-Godefroi Fournier (1829-1902), priest and founder of the parish. In 1889, its post office opened under the name of Saint-Godfroy.^[1]

On December 16, 1913, the Township Municipality of Saint-Godefroy was created when the Township Municipality of Hope was divided in two. In 1924, Saint-Godefroy lost more than half its area when the Municipality of Shigawake was formed.^[5] In 1940, the spelling of the post office name was adjusted to Saint-Godefroi, while the township's name was not corrected until much later (the 1981 census was the last census to use the spelling "Saint-Godefroy*).^[1]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Godefroi had a population of 350 living in 177 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 380. With a land area of 63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.5/km² (14.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Canada census – Saint-Godefroi community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	350 (-7.9% from 2016)	380 (-6.2% from 2011)	405 (+9.5% from 2006)
Land area	63.57 km² (24.54 sq mi)	63.52 km² (24.53 sq mi)	64.41 km² (24.87 sq mi)
Population density	5.5/km² (14/sq mi)	6.0/km² (16/sq mi)	6.3/km² (16/sq mi)
Median age	59.6 (M: 60.4, F: 58.0)	56.0 (M: 54.7, F: 57.6)	54.6 (M: 53.4, F: 55.3)
Private dwellings	200 (total) 177 (occupied)	214 (total) 180 (occupied)	217 (total)
Median household income	$54,800	$46,848	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8] earlier^[9]^[10]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Godefroi, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,409	—
1931	848	−39.8%
1941	923	+8.8%
1951	717	−22.3%
1956	801	+11.7%
1961	900	+12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	891	−1.0%
1971	798	−10.4%
1976	718	−10.0%
1981	670	−6.7%
1986	582	−13.1%
1991	565	−2.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	488	−13.6%
2001	373	−23.6%
2006	370	−0.8%
2011	405	+9.5%
2016	380	−6.2%
2021	350	−7.9%

Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada^[11]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

English as first language: 10.0%
French as first language: 87.1%
English and French as first language: 1.4%
Other as first language: 1.4%

Local government

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List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2024)

Réginald Joseph (...–2005)
Gérard-Raymond Blais (2005–2017)
Grenade Grenier (2017–2022)
Gérard Litalien (2022–present)

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56676". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 05015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Saint-Godefroi (Code 2405015) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ "Kelly". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Shigawake". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Rivière-Bonaventure

Hope Township
Hope Town

Saint-Godefroi

Shigawake

Chaleur Bay

v t e Subdivisions of Bonaventure Regional County Municipality
Cities	Bonaventure New Richmond Paspébiac
Municipalities	Caplan Cascapédia–Saint-Jules Hope Town New Carlisle Saint-Alphonse Saint-Elzéar Shigawake
Parishes	Saint-Siméon
Townships	Hope Saint-Godefroi
Unorganized territories	Rivière-Bonaventure
Regional county municipalities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Avignon Bonaventure La Côte-de-Gaspé La Haute-Gaspésie Le Rocher-Percé Independent municipalities: Grosse-Île Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine Native reserves: Gesgapegiag Listuguj

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