Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Saint-Barnabé-Sud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the 2011 Canadian Census was 859. It is the birthplace of historian Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire.

Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Barnabé-Sud Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Richard Leblanc
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	58.10 km^2 (22.43 sq mi)
• Land	57.40 km^2 (22.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	859
• Density	15.0/km^2 (39/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.6%
• Dwellings	346
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 235

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Barnabé-Sud community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	859 (-0.6% from 2006)	864 (-2.3% from 2001)
Land area:	57.40 km^2 (22.16 sq mi)	57.40 km^2 (22.16 sq mi)
Population density:	15.0/km^2 (39/sq mi)	15.1/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Median age:	40.2 (M: 40.2, F: 40.1)	40.2 (M: 40.1, F: 40.3)
Total private dwellings:	346	332
Median household income:	$55,141	$50,413
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec[7]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 880 —     1996 902 +2.5%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 884 −2.0% 2006 864 −2.3%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 859 −0.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		850		840	2.9%	98.82%		10	n/a%	1.18%		0	0.0%	0.00%		0	0.0%	0.00%
2006		865		865	0.0%	100.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
2001		895		865	0.0%	96.65%		10	50.0%	1.12%		10	n/a%	1.12%		10	n/a%	1.12%
1996		885		865	n/a	97.74%		20	n/a	2.26%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Communities

• Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Death of infant, 2010

On June 7, 2010, police reported that a 20-day-old infant in Saint-Barnabé-Sud had been killed by a dog, a Siberian Husky, that afternoon.[8][9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 278441 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Barnabé-Sud
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. "Dog kills Quebec newborn". The Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
9. "Un bébé est tué par un chien à Saint-Barnabé". Canoe. Agence QMI. June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2010.

• "Saint-Barnabé-Sud". Commission de toponymie. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
• Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
• Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales