Sainte-Marthe, Quebec

Sainte-Marthe is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2016 Canadian census was 1,097.

For other places in Quebec called Sainte-Marthe, see Sainte-Marthe § Canada.
Sainte-Marthe
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Ste-Marthe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 74°18′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted27 December 1980
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorFrançois Pleau
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • Total80.10 km2 (30.93 sq mi)
 • Land79.73 km2 (30.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total1,097
 • Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 2.0%
 • Dwellings
451
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1W0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 201
Websitewww.sainte-marthe.ca

The local economy is based almost exclusively on agriculture.[1]

History

Settlement began in 1835 with the arrival of Irish immigrants. In 1846, the parish was founded and named after Martha, the sister of Lazarus, since the neighbouring parish was called Saint-Lazare.[1]

That same year, the Municipality of Sainte Marthe was created out of the Municipality of Rigaud, but abolished on September 1, 1847. In 1851, its post office opened.[1] On July 1, 1855, the municipality was reestablised, which became a parish municipality in 1857.[5]

In 1928, the village itself separated from the surrounding rural parish and became the Village Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.[6]

On December 27, 1980, the parish and village merged to form the Municipality of Sainte-Marthe.[1]

Demographics
Canada census – Sainte-Marthe, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population1,097 (2.0% from 2011)1,075 (-0.5% from 2006)
Land area79.73 km2 (30.78 sq mi)79.80 km2 (30.81 sq mi)
Population density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)13.5/km2 (35/sq mi)
Median age46.7 (M: 47.1, F: 46.3)44.5 (M: 44.7, F: 44.3)
Total private dwellings451430
Median household income$68,928$56,221
References: 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marthe, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 1,046—    
1981 1,099+5.1%
1986 1,055−4.0%
1991 1,056+0.1%
1996 1,090+3.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,094+0.4%
2006 1,080−1.3%
2011 1,075−0.5%
2016 1,097+2.0%
Population amounts prior to 1980 are total of Sainte-Marthe Village and Sainte-Marthe Parish.
Source: Statistics Canada[11]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Marthe, Quebec[11]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,075
 875 1.7% 81.40% 150 3.4% 13.95% 15 40.0% 1.40% 35 133.3% 3.25%
2006
1,075
 890 5.8% 82.79% 145 20.8% 13.49% 25 150.0% 2.32% 15 0.0% 1.40%
2001
1,090
 945 9.9% 86.70% 120 11.1% 11.01% 10 0.0% 0.92% 15 83.3% 1.38%
1996
1,095
 860 n/a 78.54% 135 n/a 12.33% 10 n/a 0.91% 90 n/a 8.22%

Local government
Municipal hall of Ste-Marthe

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[12]

  • Léon-Henri Bourbonnais (1980–1984)
  • Joseph Antoine Wilfrid Germain Roy (1984–1994)
  • Joseph Aimé Jean Guy Durocher (1994–2005)
  • Aline Guillotte (2005–2017)
  • François Pleau (2017–present)

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[13]

  • École Sainte-Marthe

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[14]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References
  1. Reference number 98667 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Marthe
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. "(Code 2471110) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sainte-Marthe (paroisse) 11.25.1846 - 1.9.1847 ? 1.7.1855 - 12.27.1980". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sainte-Marthe (village) 13.3.1928 - 27.12.1980". www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  11. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Sainte-Marthe (municipalité) 27.12.1980 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  14. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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