Saint-Justin, Quebec

Saint-Justin
Municipality
Motto:  Cruce et Aratro ("By the Cross and the Plough")
Location within Maskinongé RCM
St-Justin Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°15′N 73°05′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Maskinongé
Settled	1840s
Constituted	1859
Government
• Mayor	Félix Letarte
• Fed. riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Maskinongé
Area
• Total	79.95 km2 (30.87 sq mi)
• Land	78.96 km2 (30.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	961
• Density	12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	1.2%
• Dwellings	511
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2V0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.saint-justin.ca

Saint-Justin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒystɛ̃]) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

History

The area was originally part of the seignory of Carufel, and was opened to settlement around 1720. But little development took place. It was not until 1848 that the Parish of Saint-Justin was formed, named in honour of Justin Martyr. On March 8, 1859, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Justin was created out of territory ceded by the Municipality of Maskinongé. That same year, its post office opened.

On December 6, 2014, Saint-Justin changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Saint-Justin, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1871	1,578	—
1881	1,954	+23.8%
1891	1,677	−14.2%
1901	1,619	−3.5%
1911	1,435	−11.4%
1921	1,393	−2.9%
1931	1,442	+3.5%
1941	1,539	+6.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,465	−4.8%
1956	1,624	+10.9%
1961	1,596	−1.7%
1966	1,549	−2.9%
1971	1,444	−6.8%
1976	1,307	−9.5%
1981	1,248	−4.5%
1986	1,209	−3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,151	−4.8%
1996	1,152	+0.1%
2001	1,086	−5.7%
2006	1,051	−3.2%
2011	1,060	+0.9%
2016	973	−8.2%
2021	961	−1.2%

Source: Statistics Canada

External links

• Media related to Saint-Justin, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website