Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec

Sainte-Madeleine
Village municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Sainte-Madeleine Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°06′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	December 30, 1919
Named for	Mary Magdalene[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Marie-Hélène Demers
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area [2][4]
• Total	5.30 km^2 (2.05 sq mi)
• Land	5.36 km^2 (2.07 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,356
• Density	439.8/km^2 (1,139/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.3%
• Dwellings	960
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1S0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-20 (TCH)	R-116 R-227
Website	www.villestemadeleine.qc.ca

Sainte-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t madlɛn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,356.

Le Camping Ste-Madeleine, founded in 1967 for visitors to EXPO 67, is the area's principal tourist attraction. The annual musical event, the Festival Country du Camping Sainte-Madeleine, held in late July, attracts approximately 5,000 visitors to the community of 2,356.

Individuals born in Sainte-Madeleine include artist France Jodoin.[5]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec[6]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	1,847	—
1996	1,993	+7.9%
2001	2,011	+0.9%
2006	2,175	+8.2%
2011	2,356	+8.3%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Madeleine had a population of 2,268 living in 957 of its 983 total private dwellings, a change of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 2,233. With a land area of 5.36 km^2 (2.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 423.1/km^2 (1,095.9/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Sainte-Madeleine community profile

	2021	2011
Population	2,268 (+1.6% from 2016)	2,356 (+8.3% from 2006)
Land area	5.36 km^2 (2.07 sq mi)	5.36 km^2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population density	422.9/km^2 (1,095/sq mi)	439.8/km^2 (1,139/sq mi)
Median age	40.8 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8)	36.4 (M: 36.1, F: 36.8)
Private dwellings	960 (total)	960 (total)
Median household income		$64,997

References: 2021[8] 2011[4]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Madeleine, Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,355		2,305	8.0%	97.88%		15	50.0%	0.64%		10	n/a%	0.42%		25	0.0%	1.06%
2006		2,170		2,135	6.8%	98.39%		10	0.0%	0.46%		0	0.0%	0.00%		25	150.0%	1.15%
2001		2,020		2,000	1.0%	99.01%		10	0.0%	0.49%		0	0.0%	0.00%		10	n/a%	0.49%
1996		1,990		1,980	n/a	99.50%		10	n/a	0.50%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56259". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Madeleine
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
5. Boucher, Sarah. De toutes petites histoires / Simple Short Stories. Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke: 2012. Print.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
8. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

External links

Media related to Sainte-Madeleine at Wikimedia Commons