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Saint-Thuribe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ tyʁib]) is a parish municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.

History

In 1897, the Parish of Saint-Thuribe was formed, detached from Saint-Casimir, and named in honour of Turibius of Mogrovejo. The following year, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Thuribe was created and the post office opened, originally with the name Saint-Thuribe-de-Grandbois.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Thuribe had a population of 298 living in 133 of its 158 total private dwellings, a change of 4.2% from its 2016 population of 286. With a land area of 51 km2 (20 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (15.1/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.7%
  • French as first language: 96.7%
  • English and French as first languages: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57716″. toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 34085″. www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  3. ^ a b c d e “Saint-Thuribe, Quebec (Code 2434085) Census Profile”. 2021 census. Government of Canada – Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 – Volume II – Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  6. ^ “1971 Census of Canada – Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)”. Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.