Sainte-Catherine, Quebec

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.

Sainte-Catherine
City
Saint Lawrence Seaway at Sainte-Catherine
Location within Roussillon RCM
Sainte-Catherine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.4°N 73.58°W / 45.4; -73.58[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRoussillon
ConstitutedOctober 30, 1937
Government
 • MayorJocelyne Bates
 • Federal ridingLa Prairie
 • Prov. ridingSanguinet
Area
 • Total16.00 km2 (6.18 sq mi)
 • Land9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total16,762
 • Density1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
 3.4%
 • Dwellings
6,652
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5C
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-30
Route 132
Websitewww.ville.sainte-catherine.qc.ca

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
Population: 16,762 (+3.4% from 2006) 16,211 (+1.6% from 2001)
Land area: 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi) 9.50 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population density: 1,764.1/km2 (4,569/sq mi) 1,706.1/km2 (4,419/sq mi)
Median age: 39.3 (M: 38.1, F: 40.4) 37.1 (M: 36.5, F: 37.8)
Total private dwellings: 6,652 6,170
Median household income: $68,634 $62,384
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[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 %
2016
16,980
 14,950 0.6% 88.04% 630 0.06% 3.71% 155 10% 0.91% 1,100 34.96% 6.47%
2011
16,670
 15,040 0.8% 90.22% 675 39.2% 4.05% 140 40.0% 0.84% 815 61.4% 4.89%
2006
16,005
 14,915 1.4% 93.19% 485 28.7% 3.03% 100 4.8% 0.62% 505 11.0% 3.16%
2001
15,945
 14,705 14.0% 92.22% 680 41.7% 4.26% 105 0.0% 0.66% 455 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
  • Saint-Regis River
  • List of cities in Quebec

References
  1. Reference number 56073 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  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. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016census
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