Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare | |
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Français lake. | |
Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W / 46.117°N 73.600°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | January 1, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gaétan Morin |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.30 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,795 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 12.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,019 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-343 |
| Website | www |
Etymology edit
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 edit
Population edit
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 829 (total dwellings: 1019)
Language edit
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 edit
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:
- École de Sainte-Marcelline[6]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56262". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Geographic code 62030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare census profile
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare community profile
- ^ "de Sainte-Marcelline." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- ^ "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.