Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Parish municipality

Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W / 45.083°N 73.417°W / 45.083; -73.417Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W / 45.083°N 73.417°W / 45.083; -73.417[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 km2 (43.98 sq mi)
 • Land 113.19 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[5]
 • Total 1,477
 • Density 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 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

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 2011 Census was 1,477. 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.

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 km2 (43.70 sq mi) 113.19 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population density: 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi) 13.6/km2 (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[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,509—    
1996 1,544+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,499−2.9%
2006 1,537+2.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,477−3.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[9]
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 Decrease 5.8% 82.71% 185 Increase 76.2% 12.54% 15 Increase 50.0% 1.02% 55 Decrease 31.3% 3.73%
2006
1,490
 1,295 Increase 8.8% 86.91% 105 Decrease 56.3% 7.05% 10 Increase n/a% 0.67% 80 Increase 300.0% 5.37%
2001
1,450
 1,190 Increase 2.6% 82.07% 240 Decrease 12.7% 16.55% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 20 Decrease 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.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55745 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 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. 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Statistics Canada: Canada Census 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. ↑ 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.



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