Sainte-Martine is a municipality in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 5,664. 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.
Sainte-Martine | |
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 Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM | |
  Ste-Martine Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.25°N 73.8°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Constituted | September 9, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mélanie Lefort |
| • Federal riding | Châteauguay—Lacolle |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.51 km2 (24.91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.06 km2 (24.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 5,664 |
| • Density | 89.8/km2 (233/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,469 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-205 |
| Website | www |
History edit
Sainte-Martine is named in honor of Martina of Rome, martyred in 226. Being already settled and recognize as Sainte-Martine for many years, the status of the municipality was officialized on July 1, 1855, as the parish municipality of Sainte-Martine.[1]
The municipality lost a section of its territory in 1885 for the creation of the parish of Très-Saint-Sacrement. It also lost a sizeable part in 1937 when Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay split from Saint-Martine to become its own municipality, but it was eventually reattached to Sainte-Martine in 1999.[5]
Geography edit
Communities edit
In addition to the namesake main population centre, 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 edit
Population edit
Canada census – Sainte-Martine community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 5,664 (+3.7% from 2016) | 5,461 (+10.0% from 2011) | 4,966 (+17.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 63.06 km2 (24.35 sq mi) | 63.19 km2 (24.40 sq mi) | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
| Population density | 89.8/km2 (233/sq mi) | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 40.4, F: 42.0) | 39.1 (M: 38.5, F: 39.6) | 39.5 (M: 38.8, F: 40.4) |
| Private dwellings | 2,469 (total) 2407 (occupied) | 2,368 (total) | 2,133 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,160 | $55,217 |
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| +) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality). Source: Statistics Canada[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language edit
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Martine, Quebec[11] (+) 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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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 % | |||||
2016
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5,465
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5,100 | 15.6%
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93.3% | 215 | 22.9%
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3.9% | 45 | 12.5%
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0.8% | 80 | 45.5%
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1.5% | |||||
2011
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4,950
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4,680 | 9.0%
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94.54% | 175 | 105.9%
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3.54% | 40 | 300.0%
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0.81% | 55 |  8.3%
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1.11% | |||||
2006
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4,205
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4,050 | 13.9%
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96.31% | 85 | 37.0%
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2.02% | 10 | 60.0%
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0.24% | 60 | n/a%
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1.43% | |||||
2001
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3,715
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3,555 | 1.7%
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95.69% | 135 | 22.7%
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3.63% | 25 | 37.5%
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0.67% | 0 |  0.0%
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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% | |||||
Local government edit
List of former mayors:[12]
- James Perrigo (1845–1847)
- Marc Antoine Primo (1855–1856)
- François Gagné (1856–1860)
- Joseph Taillefer (1860–1862)
- James Wight (1862–1864)
- Charles Mentor Lebrun (1864–1866)
- James McGowan (1866–1875)
- Jean Baptiste Eustache Bergevin dit Langevin (1875–1877, 1880–1883)
- Antonin Hébert (1877–1878)
- Philémon Laberge (1878–1880)
- Jesephat Hébert (1883–1885)
- Médard Cardinal (1885–1887)
- Joseph Hébert (1887–1889)
- Jean-Baptiste Roy (1889–1893)
- Edouard McGowan (1893–1906)
- Joseph Théodore Breault (1906–1907)
- Hospice Desrosiers (1907–1909, 1910–1912)
- Hilaire Bonnier (1909–1910)
- Barnabé Laberge (1912–1914, 1933–1937)
- François Xavier Morand (1914–1915)
- Narcisse Vinette (1915–1916)
- Charles Ulric Bergevin (1916–1917)
- Arthur Laberge (1917–1919)
- Albert Desrosiers (1919–1921)
- Ulric Archambault (1921)
- Louis-Philippe Chaput (1921–1931)
- Nolasque April (1931–1933)
- Joseph-Albert Poupart (1937–1941)
- Wilfrid Morand (1941–1943)
- Arthur Mallette (1943–1944)
- Léo Chèvrefils (1944–1951)
- Léo Desparois (1951–1954)
- Aldéo Huot (1954–1960)
- Edouard Lefort (1960–1965)
- Ronaldo Bélanger (1965–1971)
- Jean-Claude Desgroseilliers (1971–1978)
- Paul-Émile Dionne (1978–1985)
- Joseph-Léo-Gilles-Roméo Myre (1985–1993)
- François Candau (1993–2013)
- Éric Brault (2013–2014)
- Jean-Denis Barbeau (interim 2014)
- Maude Laberge (2014–2021)
- Mélanie Lefort (2021–present)
Transportation edit
The Exo du Haut-Saint-Laurent sector provides commuter and local bus services.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 261892". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Sainte-Martine". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ a b "Sainte-Martine, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "PADREM QUÉBEC (prosopographie des administrateurs dirigeants et répertoire des e..." (PDF). Mairesduquebec.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "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 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sainte-Martine (municipalité) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 ● 1.7.1855 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links edit
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