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Kingsey Falls, Quebec is a
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Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec (, ''Central Quebec'') is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville, and Bécancour. It has a land area of and a 2016 Census population of 242,399 inhabitants. Description The Centre-du- ...
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, with a population of 1,946 at the
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. 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
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, Kingsey Falls had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population:Statistics Canada:
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* 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


See also

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Marie-Victorin Kirouac Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. He is known as the father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal. Biograp ...


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Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec {{quebec-geo-stub