Saint-Pamphile

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| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = Ecole du rang des Pelletiers a Saint-Pamphile, comte de L Islet.jpg

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| image_caption = A rural school in 1939

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| subdivision_name2 = Chaudière-Appalaches

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| subdivision_name3 = L'Islet

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = January 21, 1888

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Réal Laverdière (2009–2013)

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| leader_name1 = Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata

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| area_total_km2 = 137.90

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| population_total = 2274

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| population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 5.3%

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| population_blank2 = 1188

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| population_demonym = Pamphilien(ne)

| timezone = EST

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| postal_code = G0R 3X0

| area_code = 418 and 581

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| website = {{URL|www.saintpamphile.ca}}

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Saint-Pamphile ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ pɑ̃fil}}) is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec situated in the L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the Canada–United States border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located immediately east of the border, known as St-Pamphile, Maine. The hamlet is historically part of the larger entity located in Quebec and is considered an integral part of the town by locals. The economy of St-Pamphile, Maine is entirely dependent upon the economy of St-Pamphile, Quebec, from which Maine residents obtain goods and services, and sometimes even employment.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} Saint-Pamphile, Quebec is the central town of seven neighboring parishes and provides a CLSC, elementary school, and high school for the area.

History

The first settler in the town was Frédéric Vaillancourt from the nearby Saint-Aubert municipality in the year 1859. Given that the surrounding land appeared to be fertile amongst a mostly rocky landscape, many settlers followed his lead, and in 1870, Saint-Pamphile became a parish. In 1889, the area was officially declared a municipality. It wasn't until 1963 that Saint-Pamphile was granted the legal status of city.

The community was named in tribute to Pamphile-Gaspard Verreault, a notary who represented L'Islet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1878.{{cite web|url=http://www.histoirequebec.qc.ca/publicat/vol4num2/v4n2_2it.htm|title=Itinéraire toponymique au cœur de l'arrière-pays|publisher=Histoire Québec|date=June 1998|access-date=10 February 2013|language=fr}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Pamphile had a population of {{val|2274|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1097|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1188|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2274-2400}}|2400|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2400|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|137.78|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2274|137.78|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}

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{{Canada census

|location=Saint-Pamphile

|2021_population=2,274 | 2021_pop_delta=-5.3 | 2021_land_area=137.78 | 2021_pop_density=16.5

|2021_median_age=55.2 | 2021_median_age_m=54 | 2021_median_age_f=56

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,188 |2021_mean_hh_income=59,200 | 2021_access_date=2023-06-08

|2016_population=2,400 | 2016_pop_delta=-10.6 | 2016_land_area=137.77 | 2016_pop_density=17.4

|2016_median_age=53.1 | 2016_median_age_m=52.5 | 2016_median_age_f=53.7

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=1,227 |2016_mean_hh_income=52,315 | 2016_access_date=2023-06-08

|2011_population=2,685 | 2011_pop_delta=-0.7 | 2011_land_area=137.21 | 2011_pop_density=19.6

|2011_median_age=48.9 | 2011_median_age_m=47.9 | 2011_median_age_f=49.7

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=1,281 | 2011_mean_hh_income=51,994 | 2011_access_date=2023-06-08

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Economy

File:St Pamphile border.jpg and North Maine Woods checkpoint in Saint-Pamphile]]

The Saint Pamphile Border Crossing connects Canada and the United States.{{Cite web |url=http://www.clui.org/section/united-divide-a-linear-portrait-usacanada-border-1 |title=Chapter 1: Northern Maine and New Hampshire |website=United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border |publisher=The Center for Land Use Interpretation |publication-date=Winter 2015}} It is at a logging yard; the main economic activity of the region is timber. There are two major companies present who deal with raw materials: Maibec and Matériaux Blanchet.

Arts and culture

The lumberjack festival is held on the last full weekend of August. It showcases a variety of sporting activities that call to mind the dominance of forestry in the region. At the event, one may watch forestry competitions and shows (comedy, music, dance, among others){{cite web|url=http://www.chaudiereappalaches.com/en/travel-quebec/la-cote-du-sud/saint-pamphile/festival-du-bucheux-de-saint-pamphile/event/|title=Festival du bûcheux de Saint-Pamphile|access-date=10 February 2013}} Other activities include barbecues, picnics, and golf tournaments. The gathering attracts more than 25,000 visitors annually.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

In mid-February, another event takes place in St-Pamphile, known as the Appalachian Odyssey.{{cite web|url=http://www.saintpamphile.ca/municipalite-tourisme/quebec-185-fetes-et-evenements.cfm|title=Fêtes et Événements - Tourisme - St-Pamphile|publisher=City of Saint-Pamphile|access-date=10 Feb 2013|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306073403/http://www.saintpamphile.ca/municipalite-tourisme/quebec-185-fetes-et-evenements.cfm|archive-date=2013-03-06}} It attracts a large number of mushers for dog sled races, the longest trail for which is some {{convert|200|km|mi}} long and crosses each of the seven parishes in the county. There are also many other competitions during the event. This annual event gains popularity every year.{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}