Saint-Augustin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿oɡystɛ̃] ) is a municipality and settlement in Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, known by its large English-speaking population as St. Augustine. Its territory stretches along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, whereas the settlement itself is located on a peninsula in the Saint Augustin Bay at the mouth of the Saint-Augustin River. On the opposite shore of this river is the Innu settlement of Pakuashipi.
Saint-Augustin | |
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 Location within Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Saint-Augustin Location in Côte-Nord Region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′N 58°39′W / 51.217°N 58.650°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | January 1, 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gladys Driscoll Martin |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,087.24 km2 (805.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,137.68 km2 (439.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 425 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  4.5% |
| • Dwellings | 228 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
The majority of its inhabitants are Métis, descendants of Inuit and Europeans, many of whom still practice subsistence activities such as hunting, fishing, wood cutting, trapping and wild berry gathering, using both traditional and modern technologies.[4]
History
editThe area was originally inhabited by Innu and Inuit tribes, who were mostly displaced once Europeans began to exploit the area. In the late 17th century, a French post may have been established on Vieux Poste Island. Circa 1720, a trading post was established around which the settlement formed. It was first identified as Saint-Augustin–Saguenay, named after Augustin le Gardeur de Courtemanche (1663–1717) who in 1702 was granted the land concession "from the river called Kegaska up to the one named Kesesakion" for a period of 10 years and who was the King's Commander of the Labrador coast in 1714.[1][5]
The place experienced a slow growth until the lower North Shore was opened to settlement circa 1820, attracting English, American, Quebec, and Newfoundland fishing families to its rich stocks of seal, salmon and cod. They mixed with the remaining indigenous people, and their descendants, the Métis, occupied at one point some 40 different fishing communities on the shores of the area's numerous islands and bays, including Spoon Cove, Anse du Portage, Havre Saint-Augustin, and Ile Saint-Augustin. In 1870, the trading post, then owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, was rebuilt and became the site of thriving hunting, fishing, and trading business. In 1893, its post office opened.[1][4][5]
By 1986, Saint-Augustin had 833 inhabitants. It separated from the Municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and was incorporated as the Municipality of Saint-Augustin in 1992, becoming effective on January 1, 1993.[1][4]
Demographics
edit| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 425 (-4.5% from 2016) | 445 (-6.9% from 2011) | 478 (-20.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,137.68 km2 (439.26 sq mi) | 1,252.77 km2 (483.70 sq mi) | 1,254.28 km2 (484.28 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) | 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.8 (M: 53.6, F: 55.6) | 52.1 (M: 51.8, F: 52.5) | 45.8 (M: 45.7, F: 45.9) |
| Private dwellings | 228 (total) 198 (occupied) | 222 (total) 198 (occupied) | 243 (total) |
| Median household income | $70,500 | $59,264 | $.N/A |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Saint-Augustin, Côte-Nord, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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470
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10 | 80.0%
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2.13% | 455 | 16.5%
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96.81% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 5 |  n/a%
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1.06% | |||||
2006
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595
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50 | 28.6%
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8.40% | 545 | 1.80%
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91.60% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2001
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625
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70 | 64.3%
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11.2% | 555 | 14.6%
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88.8% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 10.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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685
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25 | n/a | 3.65% | 650 | n/a | 94.89% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 1.46% | |||||
Local government
editList of former mayors:
- Camille Fequet (...–2009)
- John Albana Bursey (2009–2013)
- Glen McKinnon (2013–2017)
- Gladys Driscoll Martin (2017–present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Saint-Augustin (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98012". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b "Saint-Augustin, Côte-Nord, Quebec (Code 2498012) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b c Nicolas Shattler, "The People of St. Augustine" (PDF), Jacques Cartier Trail, Québec-Labrador Foundation, retrieved 2010-09-28
- ^ a b "Discover the region > Our villages > Saint Augustine". Tourism Lower North Shore. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "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 2024-04-25.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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