Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn də boaʁnwa]) is a municipality of Quebec, Canada, located within the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,099.
Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois | |
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 Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM | |
  St-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.25°N 73.92°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Constituted | January 1, 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Dumaresq |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Beauharnois |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.44 km2 (16.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 40.63 km2 (15.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 1,099 |
| • Density | 27.1/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  32.3% |
| • Dwellings | 431 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-236 |
| Website | www |
The town is located on the banks of the Saint-Louis River.
History
Settlement began in the early 19th century. In 1831, its first mill was built. In 1852, residents of the Saint-Clément and Saint-Louis parishes petitioned the Archbishop of Montreal for the creation of a new parish, which was granted after land was offered in the new settlement for a church. It construction began in 1863 and completed a year later.[5]
Its post office opened in 1865, and two years later, on January 1, 1867, the municipality was established out of territory from Saint-Clément (since 1957 part of Beauharnois) and Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague. It was named after Saint Stephen and Beauharnois County in which it is located. On October 26, 1869, it changed statutes and became the Parish Municipality of Saint-Etienne. This reverted back to Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois on March 15, 1969.[1][6]
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,099 (+32.3% from 2016) | 831 (+3.1% from 2011) | 806 (+4.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 40.63 km2 (15.69 sq mi) | 40.79 km2 (15.75 sq mi) | 40.76 km2 (15.74 sq mi) |
| Population density | 27.1/km2 (70/sq mi) | 20.4/km2 (53/sq mi) | 19.8/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Median age | 37.2 (M: 38.0, F: 36.0) | 38.9 (M: 39.9, F: 38.0) | 39.8 (M: 39.1, F: 41.3) |
| Private dwellings | 431 (total) | 346 (total) | 319 (total) |
| Median household income | $104,000 | $75,008 | $73,540 |
Historical census data - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
| Canada Census mother tongue - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
1,095 |
1,030 | 31.2% |
94.1% | 40 | 100.0% |
3.7% | 15 | 200.0% |
1.4% | 10 |  33.3% |
0.9% | |||||
2016 |
830 |
785 | 1.9% |
94.6% | 20 |  0.0% |
2.4% | 5 | 0.0% |
0.6% | 15 | 50.0% |
1.8% | |||||
2011 |
805 |
770 | 2.7% |
95.7% | 20 | 100.0% |
2.5% | 5 | n/a% |
0.6% | 10 | 0.0% |
1.2% | |||||
2006 |
770 |
750 | 0.0% |
97.4% | 10 | 0.0% |
1.3% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 10 | 0.0% |
1.3% | |||||
2001 |
780 |
750 | 3.4% |
96.2% | 10 | 75.0% |
1.3% | 10 | 0.0% |
1.3% | 10 | 50.0% |
1.3% | |||||
1996 |
795 |
725 | n/a | 91.2% | 40 | n/a | 5.0% | 10 | n/a | 1.3% | 20 | n/a | 2.5% | |||||
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Gaétan Ménard (...–2009, 2013–2021)
- Louis Pouliot (2009–2013)
- Martin Dumaresq (2021–present)
Education
Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands operates Francophone public schools:
- École Saint-Étienne[11]
New Frontiers School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Howick Elementary School in Howick[12]
- Chateauguay Valley Regional High School in Ormstown[13]
