Armagh, Quebec

Armagh (2021 Population 1,439) is a municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. Its coordinates are 46°45′N 70°35′W.

Armagh
Municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Armagh Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°45′N 70°35′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	December 29, 1993
Named after	Armagh[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Suzie Bernier
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [3]
• Total	170.10 km2 (65.68 sq mi)
• Land	167.99 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,439
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.3%
• Dwellings	785
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 1A0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-281
Website	www.armagh.ca

It was named after Armagh in Northern Ireland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Armagh had a population of 1,439 living in 686 of its 785 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,488. With a land area of 167.99 km² (64.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km² (22.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Canada census – Armagh community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,439 (-3.3% from 2016)	1,488 (-0.2% from 2011)	1,491 (-7.6% from 2006)
Land area	167.99 km2 (64.86 sq mi)	168.04 km2 (64.88 sq mi)	168.36 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age	52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 53.2)	51.8 (M: 52.2, F: 51.5)	50.5 (M: 49.5, F: 51.5)
Private dwellings	785 (total)  686 (occupied)	807 (total)	787 (total)
Median household income	$55,200	$46,029	$35,546

Notes: Population in 1996: 1,604^[6] (-3.0% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 1,654^[6]
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]