St-Pierre-Jolys
St-Pierre-Jolys | |
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Village | |
Nickname: St-Pierre | |
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Website | Official website |
St-Pierre-Jolys (formerly Rivière-aux-Rats/Rat River, St-Pierre/St. Pierre) is a
Agriculture is the dominant industry: primarily dairy farming and livestock. Being important sectors for the life of the community, the local businesses, services, and hospitality are strong.
Tourism is also important to the village: the former
There are 3 schools, a hospital, and a sizable Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment in the village.
Bilingual St-Pierre-Jolys has collaborated with nearby St. Malo on several ventures, including a trade show and a hockey league.
The dramatic sequences for the 2012 documentary We Were Children were shot there.[3]
History
Part of the 19th-century
A unique part of the area's history was the establishment of a POW camp during World War II 6 miles south of St. Pierre in 1943, the camp held about 200 prisoners working on a sugar beet farm.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St-Pierre-Jolys had a population of 1,305 living in 508 of its 518 total private dwellings, a change of 11.5% from its 2016 population of 1,170. With a land area of 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
2011 | |
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Population | 1,099 (+31.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
Population density | 422.7/km2 (1,095/sq mi) |
Median age | 34.2 (M: 32.3, F: 36.2) |
Private dwellings | 434 (total) |
Median household income |
Notable people
- Raymonde Gagné, senator
- Rich Gosselin, hockey player
- Mariette Mulaire, businesswoman
See also
References
- Census Canada. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ a b c d e "St-Pierre-Jolys website". Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ISSN 0847-978X. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Chris Teetaert (5 August 2010). "German POW Camp Near St Pierre". Steinbach Online. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.