Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established officially in 1855, and its population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 1,549. A major border crossing, Blackpool, is located where St-Bernard-de-Lacolle abuts the village of Champlain, New York, at the junction of Quebec Autoroute 15 and U.S. Interstate 87. 5 km from that legal crossing point is Roxham Road, where more people cross the border illegally from the United States than at any other point. Almost nineteen thousand people were detained in 2017.[6]

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Municipality
Motto(s):  Grande porte du Canada
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Robert Duteau
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	113.90 km^2 (43.98 sq mi)
• Land	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[5]
• Total	1,549
• Density	13.0/km^2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.9%
• Dwellings	657
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1V0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-15	Route 202 Route 217

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec community profile
		2011	2006
Population:		1,477 (-3.9% from 2006)	1,537 (+2.5% from 2001)
Land area:		113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population density:		13.0/km^2 (34/sq mi)	13.6/km^2 (35/sq mi)
Median age:		44.2 (M: 44.8, F: 43.3)	43.0 (M: 43.1, F: 43.0)
Total private dwellings:		657	636
Median household income:		$43,300	$42,936
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[10]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,509 —     1996 1,544 +2.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,499 −2.9% 2006 1,537 +2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,477 −3.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,475		1,220	5.8%	82.71%		185	76.2%	12.54%		15	50.0%	1.02%		55	31.3%	3.73%
2006		1,490		1,295	8.8%	86.91%		105	56.3%	7.05%		10	n/a%	0.67%		80	300.0%	5.37%
2001		1,450		1,190	2.6%	82.07%		240	12.7%	16.55%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	20.0%	1.38%
1996		1,460		1,160	n/a	79.45%		275	n/a	18.84%		0	n/a	0.00%		25	n/a	1.71%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served a portion of the municipality.[11]

References

1. Reference number 55745 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle". Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec". Statistics Canada Census Profile. 2011.
5. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec". Statistics Canada Census Profile. 2016.
6. Quan, Douglas (3 February 2019). "RCMP has spent more than $6.6M to process migrants at Canada's busiest illegal crossing". National Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
10. Statistics Canada: Canada Census 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
11. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the Board) (December 16, 1965). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board". The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. 119 (5). St. Johns, PQ. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

External links

• Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Regional Parc