Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec

Saint-Chrysostome
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM.
Saint-Chrysostome Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°06′N 73°46′W / 45.100°N 73.767°WCoordinates: 45°06′N 73°46′W / 45.100°N 73.767°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	September 29, 1999
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Jocelyne Lefort
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	100.80 km^2 (38.92 sq mi)
• Land	99.95 km^2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	2,522
• Density	25.2/km^2 (65/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.4%
• Dwellings	1,097
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1R0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 203 Route 209
Website	www.mun-sc.ca

Saint-Chrysostome is a municipality in south-west Quebec, Canada in the regional county municipality of Haut-Saint-Laurent in the Montérégie administrative region. The municipality was created by the amalgamation of Saint-Chrysostome village with the parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome on September 29,1999. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,522.

Geography

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Aubrey (45°08′35″N 73°47′29″W / 45.14306°N 73.79139°W) – a hamlet located on the west shore of Rivière-des-Anglais.

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Rivière des Anglais – flows in a south-north direction.
• Rivière Noire (Mouth 45°06′01″N 73°45′49″W / 45.10028°N 73.76361°W) – feeds into Rivière des Anglais.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	2,522 (-2.4% from 2006)	2,584 (-0.2% from 2001)	2,590 (+0.1% from 1996)
Land area:	99.95 km^2 (38.59 sq mi)	99.95 km^2 (38.59 sq mi)	99.95 km^2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population density:	25.2/km^2 (65/sq mi)	25.9/km^2 (67/sq mi)	25.9/km^2 (67/sq mi)
Median age:	43.3 (M: 43.2, F: 43.3)	40.6 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8)	37.8 (M: 38.1, F: 37.6)
Total private dwellings:	1,097	1,060	1,056
Median household income:	$55,773	$35,088	$34,755
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991+ 2,601 —     1996+ 2,587 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,590 +0.1% 2006 2,584 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 2,522 −2.4%
(+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish).

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec[7] (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish).
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,515		2,270	3.0%	90.26%		180	0.0%	7.16%		30	200.0%	1.19%		35	30.0%	1.39%
2006		2,580		2,340	1.1%	90.70%		180	2.9%	6.98%		10	0.0%	0.39%		50	42.9%	1.94%
2001		2,585		2,365	0.2%	91.49%		175	6.1%	6.77%		10	n/a%	0.39%		35	250.0%	1.35%
1996+		2,545		2,370	n/a	93.12%		165	n/a	6.48%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.39%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 360693 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Chrysostome
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Saint-Chrysostome official website

• The Russeltown Flatts Church