Village municipality in Quebec, Canada
| Sainte-Madeleine | |
|---|---|
| Village municipality | |
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 Location within Les Maskoutains RCM | |
  Sainte-MadeleineLocation in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°06′W / 45.600°N 73.100°W / 45.600; -73.100 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Constituted | December 30, 1919 |
| Named for | Mary Magdalene |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie-Hélène Demers |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Borduas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.30 km (2.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5.36 km (2.07 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources. | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,356 |
| • Density | 439.8/km (1,139/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  8.3% |
| • Dwellings | 960 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0H 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-116  R-227 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t madlɛn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,356.
Le Camping Ste-Madeleine, founded in 1967 for visitors to EXPO 67, is the area's principal tourist attraction. The annual musical event, the Festival Country du Camping Sainte-Madeleine, held in late July, attracts approximately 5,000 visitors to the community of 2,356.
Individuals born in Sainte-Madeleine include artist France Jodoin.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,847 | — |
| 1996 | 1,993 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 2,011 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,175 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2,356 | +8.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Madeleine had a population of 2,268 living in 957 of its 983 total private dwellings, a change of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 2,233. With a land area of 5.36 km (2.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 423.1/km (1,095.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine community profile| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,268 (+1.6% from 2016) | 2,356 (+8.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 5.36 km (2.07 sq mi) | 5.36 km (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population density | 422.9/km (1,095/sq mi) | 439.8/km (1,139/sq mi) |
| Median age | 40.8 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8) | 36.4 (M: 36.1, F: 36.8) |
| Private dwellings | 960 (total) | 960 (total) |
| Median household income | $64,997 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
| 2011 | 2,355 | 2,305 | 8.0%
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97.88% | 15 | 50.0%
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0.64% | 10 | n/a%
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0.42% | 25 |  0.0%
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1.06% | |||||
| 2006 | 2,170 | 2,135 | 6.8%
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98.39% | 10 | 0.0%
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0.46% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 25 | 150.0%
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1.15% | |||||
| 2001 | 2,020 | 2,000 | 1.0%
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99.01% | 10 | 0.0%
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0.49% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 10 | n/a%
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0.49% | |||||
| 1996 | 1,990 | 1,980 | n/a | 99.50% | 10 | n/a | 0.50% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56259". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Madeleine
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- Boucher, Sarah. De toutes petites histoires / Simple Short Stories. Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke: 2012. Print.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
Media related to Sainte-Madeleine at Wikimedia Commons
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