Saint-Télesphore, Quebec

Saint-Télesphore
Municipality

Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Saint-Télesphore
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W / 45.300; -74.383Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W / 45.300; -74.383[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted 19 April 1877
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Yvon Bériault
 • Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. riding Soulanges
Area[2][4]
 • Total 60.80 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
 • Land 60.42 km2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 762
 • Density 12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings 361
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0P 1Y0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 325
Route 340
Town Hall

Saint-Télesphore is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 762. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario.

History

The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus, who reigned from 126 to 138 AD.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Télesphore, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 762 (-0.9% from 2006) 769 (-0.5% from 2001)
Land area: 60.42 km2 (23.33 sq mi) 60.42 km2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population density: 12.6/km2 (33/sq mi) 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi)
Median age: 43.1 (M: 43.5, F: 42.3) 42.4 (M: 41.6, F: 43.1)
Total private dwellings: 361 352
Median household income: $47,601 $37,527
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 772—    
1996 805+4.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 773−4.0%
2006 769−0.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 762−0.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
765
 655 Increase 4.0% 85.62% 80 Decrease 33.3% 10.46% 20 Increase n/a% 2.61% 10 Decrease 33.3% 1.31%
2006
765
 630 Decrease 4.5% 82.35% 120 Increase 14.3% 15.69% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 1.96%
2001
775
 660 Decrease 9.6% 85.16% 105 Increase 23.5% 13.55% 10 Increase n/a% 1.29% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
815
 730 n/a 89.57% 85 n/a 10.43% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[8]

  • École du Val-des-Prés Immaculée-Conception

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[9]

  • 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 57684 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Télesphore
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.

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