Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
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 A cornfield near Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
 Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. | |
  Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 73°17′W / 45.217°N 73.283°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | June 20, 1892 |
| Named for | Saint Blaise and Richelieu River[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Desmarais |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[6] | |
• Total | 2,066 |
| • Density | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  12.5% |
| • Dwellings | 872 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-223 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editThe community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,092 (+1.3% from 2016) | 2,066 (12.5% from 2011) | 1,837 (-10.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) | 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi) |
| Population density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44 (M: 43.6, F: 44) | 44.4 (M: 44.4, F: 44.5) | 44.4 (M: 44.1, F: 44.5) |
| Private dwellings | 855 (total) | 872 (total) | 847 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,925 | $.N/A |
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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 % | |||||
2016
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2,055
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1,945 | 12.8%
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94.6% | 70 | 40.0%
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3.4% | 10 |  66.7%
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0.5% | 35 | 40.0%
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1.7% | |||||
2011
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1,830
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1,725 | 9.7%
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94.26% | 50 | 9.1%
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2.73% | 30 | 50.0%
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1.64% | 25 | 58.3%
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1.37% | |||||
2006
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2,045
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1,910 | 3.0%
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93.40% | 55 | 35.3%
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2.69% | 20 | 100.0%
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0.98% | 60 | 20.0%
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2.93% | |||||
2001
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2,000
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1,855 | 5.1%
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92.75% | 85 | 112.5%
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4.25% | 10 | 50.0%
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0.50% | 50 |  0.0%
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2.50% | |||||
1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 40 | n/a | 1.94% | 20 | n/a | 0.97% | 50 | n/a | 2.42% | |||||
Government
editMunicipal Council
editSource:[3]
- Jacques Desmarais, mayor
- Ronald Girardin, councillor (district #1)
- Christien Madison, councillor (district #2)
- Sylvain Raymond, councillor (district #3)
- Jules Bergerons, councillor (district #4)
- Éric Lachance councillor (district #5)
- Alain Gaucher, councillor (district #6)
Education
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2014) |
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 281808". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "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 2022-05-15.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ^ "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, 2016 census
- ^ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
External links
edit- Profile of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu from the Haut-Richelieu MRC page
- Google Map location of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu