Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Parish municipality
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W / 45.083°N 73.417°WCoordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W / 45.083°N 73.417°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Robert Duteau
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	113.90 km^2 (43.98 sq mi)
• Land	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,477
• Density	13.0/km^2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.9%
• Dwellings	657
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1V0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-15	Route 202 Route 217

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,477. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established officially in 1855. A major border crossing, Blackpool, is located in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, at the junction of Autoroute 15 and Interstate 87 at Champlain.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	1,477 (-3.9% from 2006)	1,537 (+2.5% from 2001)	1,499 (-2.9% from 1996)
Land area:	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)	113.19 km^2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population density:	13.0/km^2 (34/sq mi)	13.6/km^2 (35/sq mi)	13.2/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Median age:	44.2 (M: 44.8, F: 43.3)	43.0 (M: 43.1, F: 43.0)	39.8 (M: 39.8, F: 39.9)
Total private dwellings:	657	636	620
Median household income:	$43,300	$42,936	$39,849
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,509 —     1996 1,544 +2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,499 −2.9% 2006 1,537 +2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,477 −3.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,475		1,220	5.8%	82.71%		185	76.2%	12.54%		15	50.0%	1.02%		55	31.3%	3.73%
2006		1,490		1,295	8.8%	86.91%		105	56.3%	7.05%		10	n/a%	0.67%		80	300.0%	5.37%
2001		1,450		1,190	2.6%	82.07%		240	12.7%	16.55%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	20.0%	1.38%
1996		1,460		1,160	n/a	79.45%		275	n/a	18.84%		0	n/a	0.00%		25	n/a	1.71%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served a portion of the municipality.^[8]

See also

• List of parish municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 55745 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.

External links

• Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle Regional Parc