Saint-Mathieu, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Mathieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ matjø]) is a municipality situated in the Montérégie administrative region in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,339. It is part of the Roussillon Regional County Municipality.
Saint-Mathieu | |
|---|---|
Rue Principale in Saint-Mathieu | |
 Location within Roussillon RCM | |
  Saint-Mathieu Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′00″N 073°30′59″W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Roussillon |
| Constituted | August 1, 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lise Poissant |
| • Federal riding | La Prairie |
| • Prov. riding | Sanguinet |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.50 km2 (12.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.41 km2 (12.13 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,339 |
| • Density | 74.5/km2 (193/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  8.5% |
| • Dwellings | 951 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  A-15 |
| Website | saint-mathieu |
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Saint-Mathieu community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,339 (+8.5% from 2016) | 2,156 (14.7% from 2011) | 1,879 (-0.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 31.41 km2 (12.13 sq mi) | 31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi) | 31.59 km2 (12.20 sq mi) |
| Population density | 74.5/km2 (193/sq mi) | 68.6/km2 (178/sq mi) | 59.5/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 41.2, F: 41.2) | 41.5 (M: 41.2, F: 41.8) | 42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.8) |
| Private dwellings | 935 (total) | 895 (total) | 783 (total) |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $70,144 | $61,664 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 569 | — |
| 1931 | 463 | −18.6% |
| 1941 | 428 | −7.6% |
| 1951 | 447 | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 486 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 611 | +25.7% |
| 1966 | 667 | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 734 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1,227 | +67.2% |
| 1981 | 1,532 | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 1,646 | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1,753 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1,925 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1,961 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,894 | −3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,879 | −0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,156 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 2,339 | +8.5% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Mathieu, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2021 |
2,325 |
2,130 | 6.5% |
91.6% | 75 |  0.0% |
3.2% | 50 | 150.0% |
2.2% | 60 | 0.0% |
2.6% | |||||
2016 |
2,130 |
2,000 | 16.3% |
92.8% | 75 |  11.8% |
3.5% | 20 | 0.0% |
0.9% | 60 | 20.0% |
2.8% | |||||
2011 |
1,875 |
1,720 | 0.3% |
91.73% | 85 | 15.0% |
4.53% | 20 | 20.0% |
1.07% | 50 | 0.0% |
2.67% | |||||
2006 |
1,890 |
1,715 | 5.0% |
90.74% | 100 | 20.0% |
5.29% | 25 | 150.0% |
1.32% | 50 | 100.0% |
2.65% | |||||
2001 |
1,965 |
1,805 | 0.8% |
91.86% | 125 | 4.2% |
6.36% | 10 | 33.3% |
0.51% | 25 | 66.7% |
1.27% | |||||
1996 |
1,940 |
1,790 | n/a | 92.27% | 120 | n/a | 6.19% | 15 | n/a | 0.77% | 15 | n/a | 0.77% | |||||
