Saint-Simon, Québec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Simon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ simɔ̃]) is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Yamaska River in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 1,413.
Saint-Simon | |
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 Coat of arms | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.PNG) Location within Les Maskoutains RCM | |
  Saint-Simon Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°52′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Maskoutains |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Normand Corbeil |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.90 km2 (26.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.07 km2 (26.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 1,413 |
| • Density | 20.5/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  14.8% |
| • Dwellings | 546 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-116  R-211  R-224 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Saint-Simon community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,386 (-1.9% from 2016) | 1,413 (+14.8% from 2011) | 1,231 (+0.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 69.05 km2 (26.66 sq mi) | 69.07 km2 (26.67 sq mi) | 68.99 km2 (26.64 sq mi) |
| Population density | 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi) | 20.5/km2 (53/sq mi) | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Median age | 38.8 (M: 39.2, F: 38) | 36.6 (M: 37.2, F: 36.0) | 38.7 (M: 38.6, F: 38.8) |
| Private dwellings | 540 (total) | 546 (total) | 489 (total) |
| Median household income | $69,163 | $57,023 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,203 | — |
| 1996 | 1,168 | −2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,118 | −4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,228 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 1,231 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,413 | +14.8% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Simon, Montérégie, 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 % | |||||
2016 |
1,390 |
1,365 | 13.3% |
98.2% | 5 |  50.0% |
0.4% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.0% | 15 | 50.0% |
1.1% | |||||
2011 |
1,225 |
1,205 | 2.1% |
98.37% | 10 | n/a% |
0.82% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | 66.7% |
0.82% | |||||
2006 |
1,210 |
1,180 | 7.3% |
97.52% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 30 | 100.0% |
2.48% | |||||
2001 |
1,125 |
1,100 | 1.4% |
97.78% | 10 | n/a% |
0.89% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 15 | 80.0% |
1.33% | |||||
1996 |
1,160 |
1,085 | n/a | 93.53% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 75 | n/a | 6.47% | |||||
Communities
- Clairveaux-de-Bagot
- Saint-Georges-de-Bagot
- Saint-Simon-de-Bagot