Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec
Appearance
Sainte-Madeleine | |
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Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°06′W / 45.600°N 73.100°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Les Maskoutains |
Constituted | December 30, 1919 |
Named for | Mary Magdalene[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Paradis |
• Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
• Prov. riding | Borduas |
Area | |
• Total | 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 2,356 |
• Density | 439.8/km2 (1,139/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 8.3% |
• Dwellings | 960 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-116 R-227 |
Website | www.villeste madeleine.qc.ca |
Sainte-Madeleine is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,356.
Le Camping Ste-Madeleine, founded in 1967 for visitors to EXPO 67, is the area's principal tourist attraction. The annual musical event, the Festival Country du Camping Sainte-Madeleine, held in late July, attracts approximately 5,000 visitors to the community of 2,356.
Individuals born in Sainte-Madeleine include artist France Jodoin.[5]
Demographics
Population
2011 | |
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Population | 2,356 (+8.3% from 2006) |
Land area | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
Population density | 439.8/km2 (1,139/sq mi) |
Median age | 36.4 (M: 36.1, F: 36.8) |
Private dwellings | 960 (total) |
Median household income | $64,997 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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2,355
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2,305 | 8.0% | 97.88% | 15 | 50.0% | 0.64% | 10 | n/a% | 0.42% | 25 | 0.0% | 1.06% | |||||
2006
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2,170
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2,135 | 6.8% | 98.39% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.46% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 25 | 150.0% | 1.15% | |||||
2001
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2,020
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2,000 | 1.0% | 99.01% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.49% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | n/a% | 0.49% | |||||
1996
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1,990
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1,980 | n/a | 99.50% | 10 | n/a | 0.50% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56259". 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-Madeleine
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ Boucher, Sarah. De toutes petites histoires / Simple Short Stories. Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke: 2012. Print.
- ^ "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