Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Location within Matawinie RCM
Location within Matawinie RCM
Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare is located in Central Quebec
Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W / 46.117°N 73.600°W / 46.117; -73.600[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1956
Government
 • MayorÉmilie Boisvert
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
 • Total36.25 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
 • Land34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,795
 • Density52.0/km2 (135/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 12.6%
 • Dwellings
1,019
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-343
Websiteste-marcelline.com Edit this at Wikidata

Etymology

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Saint Marcellina was a Catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. The town was named in honour of her because she was the elder sister of Ambrose, another saint, whose name was chosen for the neighboring municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare. Since the municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare was created from territories of Saint=Ambroise-de-Kildare, it made sense to name the municipality after her. The name Kildare honors the town of Kildare, Ireland, a town from which most of the first settlers of the municipality came.[1]

Demographics

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Population

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Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1956 406—    
1961 460+13.3%
1966 459−0.2%
1971 553+20.5%
1976 654+18.3%
YearPop.±%
1981 792+21.1%
1986 914+15.4%
1991 1,102+20.6%
1996 1,221+10.8%
2001 1,279+4.8%
YearPop.±%
2006 1,423+11.3%
2011 1,567+10.1%
2016 1,594+1.7%
2021 1,795+12.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 829 (total dwellings: 1019)[3]

Language

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Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 2.2%
  • French as first language: 95.3%
  • English and French as first language: 1.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

Education

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

  • École de Sainte-Marcelline[5]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56262". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare (Code 2462030) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. ^ "de Sainte-Marcelline." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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