Sainte-Catherine, Quebec

Sainte-Catherine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the St. Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 16,762.

Sainte-Catherine
Saint Lawrence Seaway at Sainte-Catherine
Saint Lawrence Seaway at Sainte-Catherine
Location within Roussillon RCM
Location within Roussillon RCM
Sainte-Catherine is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Catherine
Sainte-Catherine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′14″N 73°34′13″W / 45.40402°N 73.5704°W / 45.40402; -73.5704[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRoussillon
ConstitutedOctober 30, 1937
Government
 • MayorJocelyne Bates
 • Federal ridingLa Prairie
 • Prov. ridingSanguinet
Area
 • Total16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
 • Land9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total16,762
 • Density1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
Increase 3.4%
 • Dwellings
6,652
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-30

R-132
Websitewww.ville.sainte-catherine.qc.ca

History edit

The land had been occupied for more than three centuries, since the establishment of the Iroquois mission in 1676, it is only in 1937 that the founding of la paroisse de Sainte-Catherine de Laprairie really marks a territorial organization. In 1973, a demographic boom finally granted the status of town to the village. In 2006, according to the city's official site, there were 17,000 inhabitants in Sainte-Catherine.

The inauguration of the Honoré Mercier Bridge in 1934, and then of the Champlain Bridge in 1962, greatly boosted the local economy.

Demographics edit

Historical Census Data – Sainte-Catherine, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 9,805—    
1996 13,724+40.0%
2001 15,953+16.2%
2006 16,211+1.6%
2011 16,762+3.4%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Catherine had a population of 17,347 living in 6,909 of its 7,016 total private dwellings, a change of 1.8% from its 2016 population of 17,047. With a land area of 9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,851.3/km2 (4,794.9/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Sainte-Catherine community profile
20212011
Population17,347 (+1.8% from 2016)16,762 (+3.4% from 2006)
Land area9.37 km2 (3.62 sq mi)9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population density1,851.4/km2 (4,795/sq mi)1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi)
Median age43.6 (M: 42, F: 45.2)39.3 (M: 38.1, F: 40.4)
Private dwellings6,905 (total)  6,652 (total) 
Median household income$68,634
References: 2021[7] 2011[4] earlier[8][9]
Canada Census Mother Tongue – Sainte-Catherine, Quebec[5]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
16,980
14,950   0.6% 88.04% 630   0.06% 3.71% 155   10% 0.91% 1,100   34.96% 6.47%
2011
16,670
15,040   0.8% 90.22% 675   39.2% 4.05% 140   40.0% 0.84% 815   61.4% 4.89%
2006
16,005
14,915   1.4% 93.19% 485   28.7% 3.03% 100   4.8% 0.62% 505   11.0% 3.16%
2001
15,945
14,705   14.0% 92.22% 680   41.7% 4.26% 105   0.0% 0.66% 455   97.8% 2.85%
1996
13,710
12,895 n/a 94.06% 480 n/a 3.50% 105 n/a 0.76% 230 n/a 1.68%

Famous natives edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56073". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Catherine
  3. ^ Riding history for Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  5. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016census
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.