Country Canada RCM La Côte-de-Beaupré Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 35.1 km² Province Québec | Region Capitale-Nationale Constituted July 1, 1855 Postal code(s) G0A 3X0 Population 1,471 (2011) | |
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Saint-Joachim is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region. Located at the foot of Cape Tourmente, it is home to the Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area.
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Map of Saint-Joachim, QC, Canada
History
The area, first called after Cape Tourmente, is one of the first places of New France to be colonized. In 1628, it was destroyed by the Kirke Brothers but it became an agricultural centre again after 1668 when François de Laval bought land around the cape to establish farms to feed his Seminary of Quebec. A few years later, the Saint-Joachim Parish was founded, and the place became known by the parish name.
In 1845, the parish municipality was formed, but abolished in 1847, and reestablished in 1855.
In 1916, Saint-Joachim lost large portions of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente was created to separate the lands and buildings belonging to the seminary from Saint-Joachim. However, except for a small enclave, these lands have returned to Saint-Joachim over time.
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Saint-Joachim had a population of 1,458 living in 602 of its 650 total dwellings, a 7.0% change from its 2006 population of 1,362. Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 1,471 living in 609 of its 661 total dwellings, an 8.0% change from 2006. With a land area of 42.61 km2 (16.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 34.522/km2 (89.41/sq mi) in 2011.
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 609 (total dwellings: 661)
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