Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec

Saint-Polycarpe
Municipality

Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Saint-Polycarpe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.3°N 74.3°W / 45.3; -74.3Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.3°N 74.3°W / 45.3; -74.3[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted December 31, 1988
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Normand Ménard
 • Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. riding Soulanges
Area[2][4]
 • Total 70.90 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
 • Land 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,969
 • Density 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 15.3%
 • Dwellings 829
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0P 1X0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 340
Website munstpolycarpe.qc.ca

Saint-Polycarpe is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border. It was named for Polycarp, a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,969.

While a parish during the 18th century, its territory included portions of what is now part of Saint-Zotique.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,969 (+15.3% from 2006) 1,708 (+3.1% from 2001)
Land area: 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi) 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population density: 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi) 24.4/km2 (63/sq mi)
Median age: 37.2 (M: 38.3, F: 36.1) 39.7 (M: 40.2, F: 39.4)
Total private dwellings: 829 664
Median household income: $52,451 $43,369
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,640—    
1996 1,676+2.2%
2001 1,657−1.1%
2006 1,708+3.1%
2011 1,969+15.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,965
 1,790 Increase 10.2% 91.09% 95 Increase 171.4% 4.83% 15 Increase 50.0% 0.76% 65 Increase 62.5% 3.31%
2006
1,710
 1,625 Increase 2.2% 95.03% 35 Decrease 30.0% 2.05% 10 Increase n/a% 0.58% 40 Increase n/a% 2.34%
2001
1,640
 1,590 Increase 6.0% 96.95% 50 Decrease 61.5% 3.05% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
1996
1,650
 1,500 n/a 90.91% 130 n/a 7.88% 10 n/a 0.61% 10 n/a 0.61%

Infrastructure

Silos at St-Polycarpe

Transportation

Saint-Polycarpe is located along Route 340 with nearby Quebec Autoroute 20 running south of the municipality.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[9]

  • École secondaire Soulanges
  • École du Val-des-Prés Sacré-Cœur

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[10]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 224196 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Polycarpe
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. ↑ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.

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