Sainte-Marthe, Quebec
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sainte-Marthe | |
|---|---|
 rue Principale in Sainte-Marthe | |
 Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
  Ste-Marthe Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 74°18′W / 45.4°N 74.3°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 27 December 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Pleau |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.92 km2 (30.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 79.60 km2 (30.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 1,014 |
| • Density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.6% |
| • Dwellings | 448 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-201 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Marthe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁt]) is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,014.
The local economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture.[1]
Settlement began in 1835 with the arrival of Irish immigrants. In 1846, the parish was founded and named after Martha, the sister of Lazarus, since the neighbouring parish was called Saint-Lazare.[1]
That same year, the Municipality of Sainte Marthe was created out of the Municipality of Rigaud, but abolished on 1 September 1847. In 1851, its post office opened.[1] On 1 July 1855, the municipality was reestablished, which became a parish municipality in 1857.[5]
In 1928, the village itself separated from the surrounding rural parish and became the Village Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.[6]
On 27 December 1980, the parish and village merged to form the Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.[1]
On 5–6 April 2023, a storm of black ice caused 623 person to lose electricity.[7]
Demographics
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,014 (-7.6% from 2016) | 1,097 (2.0% from 2011) | 1,075 (-0.5% from 2006) |
| Land area | 79.60 km2 (30.73 sq mi) | 79.73 km2 (30.78 sq mi) | 79.80 km2 (30.81 sq mi) |
| Population density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) | 13.5/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 48.4, F: 48.8) | 46.7 (M: 47.1, F: 46.3) | 44.5 (M: 44.7, F: 44.3) |
| Private dwellings | 448 (total) | 451 (total) | 430 (total) |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $68,928 | $56,221 |
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marthe, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Marthe, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
1,010 |
820 | 7.9% |
81.2% | 140 | 15.2% |
13.9% | 20 |  33.3% |
2.0% | 25 | 16.7% |
2.5% | |||||
2016 |
1,095 |
890 | 1.7% |
81.3% | 165 | 10.0% |
15.1% | 15 |  0.0% |
1.4% | 30 | 14.3% |
2.7% | |||||
2011 |
1,075 |
875 | 1.7% |
81.4% | 150 | 3.4% |
14.0% | 15 | 40.0% |
1.4% | 35 | 133.3% |
3.3% | |||||
2006 |
1,075 |
890 | 5.8% |
82.8% | 145 | 20.8% |
13.5% | 25 | 150.0% |
2.3% | 15 | 0.0% |
1.4% | |||||
2001 |
1,090 |
945 | 9.9% |
86.7% | 120 | 11.1% |
11.0% | 10 | 0.0% |
0.9% | 15 | 83.3% |
1.4% | |||||
1996 |
1,095 |
860 | n/a | 78.5% | 135 | n/a | 12.3% | 10 | n/a | 0.9% | 90 | n/a | 8.2% | |||||
Government
List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[12]
- Léon-Henri Bourbonnais (1980–1984)
- Joseph Antoine Wilfrid Germain Roy (1984–1994)
- Joseph Aimé Jean Guy Durocher (1994–2005)
- Aline Guillotte (2005–2017)
- François Pleau (2017–present)
Education
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[13]
- École Sainte-Marthe
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[14]
- Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare[citation needed]
