Sainte-Martine, Quebec
Appearance
Sainte-Martine | |
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Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.25°N 73.8°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
Constituted | September 9, 1999 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maude Laberge |
• Federal riding | Châteauguay—Lacolle |
• Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 64.70 km2 (24.98 sq mi) |
• Land | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 5,461 |
• Density | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,368 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
Sainte-Martine is a municipality in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 5,461. The municipality is made up of a large northern section and a small unattached southern area that was known as the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay until its merger with Sainte-Martine on September 9, 1999.
Geography
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Laberge (45°17′07″N 73°48′25″W / 45.28528°N 73.80694°W) – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 205 in the north part of the municipality.
- La Ferme (45°19′15″N 73°50′20″W / 45.32083°N 73.83889°W) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.
- Le Domaine-de-la-Pêche-au-Saumon (45°15′15″N 73°47′55″W / 45.25417°N 73.79861°W) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.
- Le Méandre (45°14′55″N 73°47′55″W / 45.24861°N 73.79861°W) – a residential area located along Quebec Route 138.
Demographics
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991+ | 3,593 | — |
1996+ | 3,678 | +2.4% |
2001 | 3,740 | +1.7% |
2006 | 4,237 | +13.3% |
2011 | 4,966 | +17.2% |
+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality). |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Martine, Quebec[8] (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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4,950
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4,680 | ![]() |
94.54% | 175 | ![]() |
3.54% | 40 | ![]() |
0.81% | 55 | ![]() |
1.11% | |||||
2006
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4,205
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4,050 | ![]() |
96.31% | 85 | ![]() |
2.02% | 10 | ![]() |
0.24% | 60 | ![]() |
1.43% | |||||
2001
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3,715
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3,555 | ![]() |
95.69% | 135 | ![]() |
3.63% | 25 | ![]() |
0.67% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996
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3,645+
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3,495 | n/a | 95.88% | 110 | n/a | 3.02% | 40 | n/a | 1.10% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
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Transportation
The Exo du Haut-Saint-Laurent sector provides commuter and local bus services.
See also
- Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
- Chateauguay River
- Rivière de l'Esturgeon (Châteauguay River)
- List of municipalities in Quebec
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 261892". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Martine
- ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Martine, Quebec
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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