Kingsey Falls

City in Quebec, Canada

45°51′N 72°04′W / 45.850°N 72.067°W / 45.850; -72.067^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecRCMArthabaskaConstitutedDecember 31, 1997Government

^[2]

• MayorChristian Côté • Federal ridingRichmond—Arthabaska • Prov. ridingDrummond–Bois-FrancsArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total70.50 km² (27.22 sq mi) • Land69.64 km² (26.89 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total1,947 • Density28/km² (70/sq mi) • Pop 2011-2016

2.7%Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0A 1B0

Area code819Highways

R-116

R-255Websitewww.kingseyfalls.ca

Kingsey Falls, Quebec is a town in Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada, with a population of 1,946 at the 2016 census. It is 30 km east of Drummondville and west of Route 116. One of the largest employers in the community is Cascades, which is headquartered there.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kingsey Falls had a population of 1,986 living in 800 of its 837 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 1,947. With a land area of 69.36 km² (26.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.6/km² (74.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Population:^[5]

Population in 2016: 1,947 (2011 to 2016 population change: -2.7%)
Population in 2011: 2,000
Population in 2006: 2,086
Population in 2001: 2,023
Population in 1996: 1,868
Population in 1906: 400
Population in 1897: 400

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 359054". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39097". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census