Saint-Germain-de-Grantham

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 4,551.

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°50′N 72°34′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMDrummond
ConstitutedFebruary 22, 1995
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorYvon Nault
 • Federal ridingDrummond
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total87.70 km2 (33.86 sq mi)
 • Land87.63 km2 (33.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total4,551
 • Density51.9/km2 (134/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 14.0%
 • Dwellings
1,854
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1K0
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 122
Route 239
Websitewww.st-germain.info

Saint-Germain-de-Grantham was the birthplace of Marie Rose Ferron.[5]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 4,551 14.0%
2006 3,993 9.1%
2001 3,661 4.3%
1996 3,509 6.9%
1991 3,283 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 3,915 98.00%
English only 40 1.00%
Both English and French 10 0.25%
Other languages 30 0.75%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 301453 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec
  5. Michael Freze, 1993, Voices, Visions, and Apparitions, OSV Publishing ISBN 087973454X pages 251-252
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Quebec



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