Grosse-Île
Grosse-Île | |
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![]() Saint Peter's By the Sea, Old Harry, Grosse-Île | |
![]() Location within Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine TE. | |
![]() ![]() Grosse-Île Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 47°37′N 61°31′W / 47.617°N 61.517°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | None |
Agglomeration | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rose Elmonde Clarke |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Area | |
• Total | 96.60 km2 (37.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 32.28 km2 (12.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 464 |
• Density | 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 252 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Grosse-Île is one of two municipalities forming the urban agglomeration of Îles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, and its population was 464 as of the 2021 Census.
History
As part of a municipal reorganization across Quebec, the seven communities of the Magdalen Islands amalgamated to form the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine on January 1, 2002. However, after a 2004 referendum, Grosse-Île decided to split from the municipality, effective January 1, 2006.
Located on Grosse Île (French for Big Island) between Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine's villages of Grande-Entrée (south) and House Harbour (southwest), it was settled during the late 18th century by Scots. French-speaking people would come and establish themselves just after, as seen by a Catholic parish founded in 1793.
Old Harry is a hamlet and fishing village located within the municipal boundaries of Grosse-Île, which lies at the junction of Île de la Grande Ouverte and Île de l'Est. It was first mapped by Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1769 and 1776) and later by Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1837), where the name was recorded as Old Harry Head. The toponym derives from Scotsman Harry Clarke, who was for many years the only occupant of the cape (or head). Many of his descendants still bear the surname Clarke.[4]
Today
Today, Grosse-Île remains one of three communities of the archipelago to be predominantly English-speaking, the others being Entry Island and Old Harry.
Demographics

Population
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 464 (-0.2% from 2016) | 465 (-5.1% from 2011) | 490 (-7.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 32.28 km2 (12.46 sq mi) | 37.59 km2 (14.51 sq mi) | 37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi) |
Population density | 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) | 12.4/km2 (32/sq mi) | 13.1/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.0 (M: 52.8, F: 51.6) | 49.1 (M: 50.0, F: 48.9) | 43.8 (M: 43.6, F: 44.0) |
Private dwellings | 252 (total) 220 (occupied) | 254 (total) | 229 (total) |
Median household income | $86,000 | $81,152 | $.N/A |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grosse-Île, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
465 |
65 | ![]() |
14.0% | 380 | ![]() |
81.7% | 15 | ![]() |
3.2% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
465 |
60 | ![]() |
12.9% | 395 | ![]() |
85.0% | 5 | ![]() |
1.1% | 5 | ![]() |
1.1% | |||||
2011 |
490 |
50 | ![]() |
10.2% | 430 | ![]() |
87.8% | 10 | ![]() |
2.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
530 |
25 | ![]() |
4.7% | 505 | ![]() |
95.3% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
535 |
75 | ![]() |
14.0% | 460 | ![]() |
86.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
570 |
60 | n/a | 10.5% | 500 | n/a | 87.7% | 10 | n/a | 1.8% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% |
See also
References
- ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388449". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 01042". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Grosse-Île, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Grosse-Île (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie (in French). December 1, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census