Lac-Saint-Joseph

Not to be confused with Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec.

Lac-Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [lak sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a town in Quebec, Canada, located on the namesake Saint-Joseph Lake.

Lac-Saint-Joseph
City
Motto:  Environnement Protégerai
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Lac-Saint-Joseph Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°55′N 71°39′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Jacques-Cartier
Constituted	June 10, 1936
Government [2]
• Mayor	Yvan Côté
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	La Peltrie
Area [2][3]
• Total	42.10 km2 (16.25 sq mi)
• Land	33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	304
• Density	9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	16.9%
• Dwellings	334
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3N 0B4
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	villelacstjoseph.com

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Lac-Saint-Joseph, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	140	—
1996	83	−40.7%
2001	184	+121.7%
2006	266	+44.6%
2011	251	−5.6%
2016	260	+3.6%
2021	304	+16.9%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Saint-Joseph had a population of 304 living in 167 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 16.9% from its 2016 population of 260. With a land area of 33.65 km² (12.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km² (23.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors

• J. Gérald Coote, 1936
• J. A. Saucier, 1936-1952
• Henri Giguère, 1952-1961
• Guy Desrivières, lawyer, 1961-1967
• Fernand Grenier, Professor University Laval 1967-1974
• J.-Arthur Bédard, 1974-1982
• Raymond Blouin, 1982-1990 and 1994-2005
• Robert Simard, 1990-1994
• O'Donnell Bédard, 2005-

Political representation

Lac-Saint-Joseph federal election results^[6]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	22%	31	53%	74	21%	30	1%	2	0%	0
	2019	25%	29	36%	42	30%	35	3%	4	2%	3

Lac-Saint-Joseph provincial election results^[7]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	40%	67	45%	76	8%	13	5%	9
	2014	39%	40	47%	49	1%	1	13%	13

Provincially it is part of the riding of La Peltrie. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Éric Caire, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Lac-Saint-Joseph in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Lac-Saint-Joseph is part of the federal riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Joël Godin of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Lac-Saint-Joseph in the House of Commons of Canada.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec