Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
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Municipality | |
A cornfield near Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. | |
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°13′N 73°17′W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | June 20, 1892 |
| Named for | Saint Blaise and Richelieu River[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Desmarais |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[6] | |
| • Total | 2,066 |
| • Density | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | |
| • Dwellings | 872 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,092 (+1.3% from 2016) | 2,066 (12.5% from 2011) | 1,837 (-10.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) | 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi) |
| Population density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44 (M: 43.6, F: 44) | 44.4 (M: 44.4, F: 44.5) | 44.4 (M: 44.1, F: 44.5) |
| Total private dwellings | 855 | 872 | 847 |
| Median household income | $67,925 | $.N/A |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
2,055 |
1,945 | 94.6% | 70 | 3.4% | 10 | 0.5% | 35 | 1.7% | |||||||||
2011 |
1,830 |
1,725 | 94.26% | 50 | 2.73% | 30 | 1.64% | 25 | 1.37% | |||||||||
2006 |
2,045 |
1,910 | 93.40% | 55 | 2.69% | 20 | 0.98% | 60 | 2.93% | |||||||||
2001 |
2,000 |
1,855 | 92.75% | 85 | 4.25% | 10 | 0.50% | 50 | 2.50% | |||||||||
1996 |
2,065 |
1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 40 | n/a | 1.94% | 20 | n/a | 0.97% | 50 | n/a | 2.42% | |||||
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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[13]
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