Saint-Georges (), often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain (), was a
former village municipality and is now a sector (''secteur'') of the city of
Shawinigan
Shawinigan (; ) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) ...
.
Until 1919, Saint-Georges had been known as Village Turcotte. It merged with Shawinigan in a
municipal amalgamation
A merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in a political or administrative sense, is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities (in other words cities, towns, etc.), counties, districts, etc., int ...
on January 1, 2002. In the
Canada 1996 Census
The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761. This was a ...
its population was 3,929.
Mayors
From 1916 to 2001, Saint-Georges had its own mayor and its own city council.
[Source: Book on Saint-Georges-de-Champlain] The mayors were:
References
Neighbourhoods in Shawinigan
Former municipalities in Quebec
Former towns in Canada
Populated places disestablished in 2002
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