Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham is a parish municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,384. The name Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham was chosen in honor of father Majorique-Pierre Marchand who was put in charge of a commission to verify the merits of the residents request to have their own parish separated from the rest of Grantham. The Grantham section was put to emphasize the fact that it was formerly a section of that municipality.

Geography

The Saint-François River forms the north-eastern boundary of the municipality, flowing south-westwards. The Rivière aux Vaches, a tributary of the Saint-François River, crosses the municipality from south to north, passing to the west of the town.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham had a population of 1,384 living in 524 of its 536 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,388. With a land area of 57.5 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend: Mother tongue language (2021)