Disraeli, Quebec (city)
The city of Disraeli is located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,570 as of 2009. It was named after British statesman and writer Benjamin Disraeli.
Disraeli | |
|---|---|
Sainte-Luce church | |
Location within Les Appalaches RCM | |
Disraeli Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°21′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | November 19, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charles Audet |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,502 |
| • Density | 362.1/km2 (938/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 | 2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,280 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-112 R-263 |
| Website | www |
The city of Disraeli forms an enclave in the territory of the parish of Disraeli and the two are separate legal entities.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Disraeli had a population of 2,360 living in 1,226 of its 1,311 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 2,336. With a land area of 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.1/km2 (898.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 18550". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Disraeli, Quebec (city) (Code 2431015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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