Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Municipality
Français lake.
Français lake.
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is located in Central Quebec
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W / 46.117°N 73.600°W / 46.117; -73.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1956
Government
[2]
 • MayorGaétan Morin
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[2][3]
 • Total36.30 km2 (14.02 sq mi)
 • Land34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,795
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 12.6%
 • Dwellings
1,019
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2Y0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-343
Websitewww.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

The name Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare honors Saint Marcellina, a catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. She was chosen because she was the elder sister of Ambrose, another saint which the neighboring municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare was named after. 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 in Ireland, a town from which most of the first settlers of the municipality came from.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,102—    
1996 1,221+10.8%
2001 1,279+4.8%
YearPop.±%
2006 1,423+11.3%
2011 1,567+10.1%
2016 1,594+1.7%
YearPop.±%
2021 1,795+12.6%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 829 (total dwellings: 1019)

Language

Mother tongue:[5]

  • 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[6]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

See also

References

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



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