Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford is a parish municipality in the Canadian
province of Quebec
, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 1,089.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Haute-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County...
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,089.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,089 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 1,159 | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,142 | 2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,111 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 980 | 90.32% |
| English only | 95 | 8.76% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.92% |