Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	January 1, 1956
Government [2]
• Mayor	Émilie Boisvert
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	36.25 km^2 (14.00 sq mi)
• Land	34.52 km^2 (13.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,795
• Density	52.0/km^2 (135/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	12.6%
• Dwellings	1,019
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-343
Website	ste-marcelline.com

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Etymology

Saint Marcellina was a Catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. The town was named in honour of her because she was the elder sister of Ambrose, another saint, whose name was chosen for the neighboring municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare. Since the municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare was created from territories of Saint=Ambroise-de-Kildare, it made sense to name the municipality after her. The name Kildare honors the town of Kildare, Ireland, a town from which most of the first settlers of the municipality came.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1956 406 —     1961 460 +13.3% 1966 459 −0.2% 1971 553 +20.5% 1976 654 +18.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1981 792 +21.1% 1986 914 +15.4% 1991 1,102 +20.6% 1996 1,221 +10.8% 2001 1,279 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 1,423 +11.3% 2011 1,567 +10.1% 2016 1,594 +1.7% 2021 1,795 +12.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 829 (total dwellings: 1019)[3]

Language

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

• English as first language: 2.2%
• French as first language: 95.3%
• English and French as first language: 1.4%
• Other as first language: 1.1%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• École de Sainte-Marcelline[5]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[6]
• Joliette High School in Joliette[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56262". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare (Code 2462030) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
4. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
5. "de Sainte-Marcelline." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
6. "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
7. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• Official website