Princeville, Quebec

Princeville
City
View of Princeville circa 1930.
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Droit et Loyal (French for "Right and Loyal")
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Princeville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 71°53′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	February 23, 2000
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilles Fortier
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area [2][3]
• Total	196.70 km^2 (75.95 sq mi)
• Land	195.01 km^2 (75.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	6,218
• Density	31.9/km^2 (83/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.6%
• Dwellings	2,903
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G6L 4Y5
Area code	819
Highways	R-116 R-165 R-263
Website	www.villedeprinceville.qc.ca

Princeville (French pronunciation: [pʁinsvil]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Érable Regional County Municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region.

The population was 6,218 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

History

The county of Stanfold (Princeville) was created by Édouard Leclerc on July 9, 1807 when he established himself on lot 6, rang 12 in Princeville. A monument was erected in his honour on the east section of the 12th rang. Stanfold then had a new division that would become the village of Princeville in 1856. Thus two municipalities would now co-existed.

On February 23, 2000, the municipalities of the city of Princeville and the parish of Princeville become one to form the new city of Princeville.

Geography

Covering an area of 195.01 km2, Princeville is crossed by the Bulstrode River, 81 km south of Trois-Rivières, 145 km from the border of the US state of Maine and 70 km from Drummondville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Princeville had a population of 6,218 living in 2,781 of its 2,903 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 6,001. With a land area of 195.01 km² (75.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.9/km² (82.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada census – Princeville, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	6,218 (+3.6% from 2016)	6,001 (+5.4% from 2011)	5,693 (+2.2% from 2006)
Land area	195.01 km^2 (75.29 sq mi)	195.26 km^2 (75.39 sq mi)	194.02 km^2 (74.91 sq mi)
Population density	31.9/km^2 (83/sq mi)	30.7/km^2 (80/sq mi)	29.3/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Median age	41.2 (M: 40.8, F: 42)	40.9 (M: 39.6, F: 42.3)	41.2 (M: 40.6, F: 41.8)
Private dwellings	2,903 (total)	2,702 (total)	2,497 (total)
Median household income	$62,000	$50,944	$44,611

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7][8]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 51235". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32033". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

• Official website of the city of Princeville, Québec