Sainte-Barbe, Quebec
Sainte-Barbe is a municipality of Quebec, located within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,403.
Sainte-Barbe | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Sainte-Barbe Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 74°12′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | June 12, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louise Lebrun |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.50 km2 (26.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,324 |
| • Density | 33.0/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  5.6% |
| • Dwellings | 787 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 132  Route 202 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Pointe-Biron (45°10′33″N 74°14′43″W) – a residential area on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132.
- Pointe-Lalonde (45°10′33″N 74°13′57″W) – a residential area on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132.
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Saint Lawrence River – situated at municipality's northern boundary.
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Sainte-Barbe, Quebec community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 1,403 (-3.4% from 2006) | 1,453 (+8.6% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 40.24 km2 (15.54 sq mi) | 40.24 km2 (15.54 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 34.9/km2 (90/sq mi) | 36.1/km2 (93/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 47.1 (M: 47.3, F: 46.8) | 43.9 (M: 44.5, F: 43.0) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 790 | 848 | |
| Median household income: | $48,371 | $45,956 | |
| References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7] | |||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,307 | — |
| 1996 | 1,277 | −2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,338 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,453 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1,403 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,324 | −5.6% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Barbe, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
1,325 |
1,245 | 6.0% |
93.96% | 65 |  8.3% |
4.91% | 10 | 100.0% |
0.75% | 10 | 100.0% |
0.75% | |||||
2011 |
1,395 |
1,325 | 0.7% |
94.98% | 60 | 36.8% |
4.30% | 5 | n/a% |
0.36% | 5 | 66.7% |
0.36% | |||||
2006 |
1,445 |
1,335 | 9.0% |
92.39% | 95 | 46.2% |
6.57% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 15 |  0.0% |
1.04% | |||||
2001 |
1,325 |
1,225 | 1.2% |
92.45% | 65 | 116.6% |
4.91% | 20 | 33.3% |
42.9% | 15 | 50.0% |
50.0% | |||||
1996 |
1,275 |
1,210 | n/a | 98.75% | 30 | n/a | 0.69% | 35 | n/a | 0.33% | 10 | n/a | 0.23% | |||||
See also
References
- Reference number 404650 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Barbe
- Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Sainte-Barbe, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec". 2016 Census. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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