In the 2021 census conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Honoré had a population of 6,376 living in 2,535 of its 2,609 total private dwellings, a change of 10.8% from its 2016 population of 5,757. With a land area of 189.38 km2 (73.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 33.7/km2 (87.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Canada census – Saint-Honoré, Quebec community profile
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Honoré, Quebec[4]
Census
Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year
Responses
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
2021
6,365
6,295
10.4%
98.9%
35
75.0%
0.5%
25
150.0%
0.4%
15
0.0%
0.2%
2016
5,750
5,700
9.1%
99.1%
20
100.0%
0.3%
10
n/a
0.2%
15
50.0%
0.3%
2011
5,245
5,225
12.9%
99.6%
10
0.0%
0.2%
0
0.0%
0.0%
10
80.0%
0.2%
2006
4,695
4,630
20.7%
98.6%
10
0.0%
0.2%
0
100.0%
0.0%
50
n/a
1.1%
2001
3,840
3,835
n/a
99.9%
10
n/a
0.3%
10
n/a
0.3%
0
n/a
0.0%
Economy
The economy of Saint-Honoré is mainly based on agriculture and mining. Niobec is one of the mines located in Saint-Honoré, it is also the only active niobium mine in North America.
Education
Saint-Honoré has two primary schools (Jean Fortin primary school and La Source school) and a Cégep de Chicoutimi campus run by the CQFA, dedicated to teaching aviation. Due to the growing number of families in Saint-Honoré, the provincial government invested $7.1 million to expand the Jean Fortin school.[11] The town also has a municipal library open part-time.
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