Bonaventure, Quebec
Bonaventure | |
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Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Settled | 1760 |
Constituted | January 1, 1884 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Gagnon |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 106.90 km2 (41.27 sq mi) |
• Land | 104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,733 |
• Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,404 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
GNBC Code | EQKCG |
NTS Map | 022A03 |
Website | villebonaventure |
Bonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. It is located on Baie des Chaleurs near the mouth of the Bonaventure River. The town is situated on Route 132 between Saint-Siméon and New Carlisle.
The majority of the inhabitants are of Acadian descent, who found refuge there after the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755. They arrived there in 1760. The Quebec Acadian Museum (Musée Acadien du Québec) is located in the town. Bonaventure celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2010.
The town was named after the Italian saint Bonaventure.
History
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The first permanent European settlement of Bonaventure was in 1760 by Acadian refugees who had successfully avoided the expulsion of Acadians that had begun in 1755. Some of these early settlers were present at the Battle of Restigouche in July 1760, where a mixed force of French navy aided by Acadians were defeated by the Royal Navy. Many of today's Bonaventure residents are of Acadian descent.[4]
Prior to permanent settlement, the Bonaventure harbour had often been visited by Europeans and was the location of temporary camps and posts for many years before.
At the time of settlement, Bonaventure was located in lands possessed by France, but in 1763, after the Treaty of Paris, all of New France was ceded to Britain, and Bonaventure became part of British colony of the Province of Quebec. Later, some of the lands already settled by the Acadians were granted to anglophones, although after decades of petitioning the Quebec government, some of the Acadian settlers were able to gain title to the lands they occupied. However, even as late as 1891, more than half of the homesteaders in this region had no legal title to the lands they lived on.[5][6]
Bonaventure was raided by Americans during the War of Independence.[4]
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bonaventure had a population of 2,733 living in 1,318 of its 1,404 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 2,706. With a land area of 104.5 km2 (40.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.2/km2 (67.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 2,733 (+1.0% from 2016) | 2,706 (-2.5% from 2011) | 2,775 (+3.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi) | 104.35 km2 (40.29 sq mi) | 104.15 km2 (40.21 sq mi) |
Population density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) | 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi) | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.4 (M: 51.6, F: 53.2) | 51.1 (M: 51.0, F: 51.2) | 48.6 (M: 48.5, F: 48.7) |
Private dwellings | 1,404 (total) 1,318 (occupied) | 1,312 (total) | 1,294 (total) |
Median household income | $62,800 | $57,003 | $53,199 |
Mother tongue language (2021)[14]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 2,525 | 93% |
English only | 145 | 5.3% |
Both English and French | 25 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 20 | 0.7% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 325850". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Bonaventure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ a b "Bonaventure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ a b Arsenault, Bona (1978). History of the Acadians. Lemeac. ISBN 0-7761-5034-0.
- ^ Gallant, abbé Patrice, Les Registres de La Gaspésie, 1961.
- ^ Legislature of Quebec, List of lands granted in the province of Quebec from 1763 to 31st December 1890, 1891.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Bonaventure, Quebec
External links
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