Sainte-Catherine, Quebec

Sainte-Catherine
City

Saint Lawrence Seaway at Sainte-Catherine

Location within Roussillon RCM
Sainte-Catherine

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°24′N 73°35′W / 45.4°N 73.58°W / 45.4; -73.58Coordinates: 45°24′N 73°35′W / 45.4°N 73.58°W / 45.4; -73.58[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Roussillon
Constituted October 30, 1937
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jocelyne Bates
 • Federal riding La Prairie
 • Prov. riding Sanguinet
Area[2][4]
 • Total 16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
 • Land 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 16,762
 • Density 1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.4%
 • Dwellings 6,652
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J5C
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-30
Route 132
Website www.ville.sainte-catherine.qc.ca

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.

History

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

Canada census – Sainte-Catherine, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 16,762 (+3.4% from 2006) 16,211 (+1.6% from 2001) 15,953 (+16.2% from 1996)
Land area: 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi) 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi) 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population density: 1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi) 1,706.1/km2 (4,419/sq mi) 1,565.6/km2 (4,055/sq mi)
Median age: 39.3 (M: 38.1, F: 40.4) 37.1 (M: 36.5, F: 37.8) 33.8 (M: 33.3, F: 34.2)
Total private dwellings: 6,652 6,170 5,891
Median household income: $68,634 $62,384 $55,103
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Catherine, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 9,805—    
1996 13,724+40.0%
2001 15,953+16.2%
2006 16,211+1.6%
2011 16,762+3.4%
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Catherine, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
16,670
 15,040 Increase 0.8% 90.22% 675 Increase 39.2% 4.05% 140 Increase 40.0% 0.84% 815 Increase 61.4% 4.89%
2006
16,005
 14,915 Increase 1.4% 93.19% 485 Decrease 28.7% 3.03% 100 Decrease 4.8% 0.62% 505 Increase 11.0% 3.16%
2001
15,945
 14,705 Increase 14.0% 92.22% 680 Increase 41.7% 4.26% 105 Steady 0.0% 0.66% 455 Increase 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56073 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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