Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
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Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | June 20, 1892 |
| Named after | Saint Blaise and Richelieu River[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Desmarais |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[6] | |
• Total | 2,066 |
| • Density | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  12.5% |
| • Dwellings | 872 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | File:Qc223.svg R-223 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ blɛz syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Blaise on Richelieu') is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]Canada census – Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,092 (+1.3% from 2016) | 2,066 (12.5% from 2011) | 1,837 (-10.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) | 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi) |
| Population density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44 (M: 43.6, F: 44) | 44.4 (M: 44.4, F: 44.5) | 44.4 (M: 44.1, F: 44.5) |
| Private dwellings | 855 (total) | 872 (total) | 847 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,925 | $.N/A |
Historical Census Data - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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2,055
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1,945 | 12.8%
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94.6% | 70 | 40.0%
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3.4% | 10 |  66.7%
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0.5% | 35 | 40.0%
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1.7% | |||||
2011
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1,830
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1,725 | 9.7%
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94.26% | 50 | 9.1%
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2.73% | 30 | 50.0%
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1.64% | 25 | 58.3%
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1.37% | |||||
2006
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2,045
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1,910 | 3.0%
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93.40% | 55 | 35.3%
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2.69% | 20 | 100.0%
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0.98% | 60 | 20.0%
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2.93% | |||||
2001
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2,000
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1,855 | 5.1%
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92.75% | 85 | 112.5%
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4.25% | 10 | 50.0%
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0.50% | 50 | Steady 0.0% | 2.50% | |||||
1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 40 | n/a | 1.94% | 20 | n/a | 0.97% | 50 | n/a | 2.42% | |||||
Government
[edit | edit source]Municipal Council
[edit | edit source]Source:[3]
- Jacques Desmarais, mayor
- Ronald Girardin, councillor (district #1)
- Christien Madison, councillor (district #2)
- Sylvain Raymond, councillor (district #3)
- Jules Bergerons, councillor (district #4)
- Éric Lachance councillor (district #5)
- Alain Gaucher, councillor (district #6)
Education
[edit | edit source]| [icon] | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2014) |
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[11]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b c Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
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- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu from the Haut-Richelieu MRC page
- Google Map location of Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu
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