Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec

Saint-Polycarpe is a municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border. It was named for Polycarp, a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna. The population as of the 2016 Canadian Census was 2,224.

Saint-Polycarpe
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Saint-Polycarpe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted31 December 1988
Government
 • MayorJean-Yves Poirier
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
 • Total70.90 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
 • Land69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total2,224
 • Density31.8/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 13.0%
 • Dwellings
947
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P 1X0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 340
Websitemunstpolycarpe.qc.ca

While a parish during the 18th century, its territory included portions of what is now part of Saint-Zotique.

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 2,224 (+13.0% from 2011) 1,969 (+15.3% from 2006) 1,708 (+3.1% from 2001)
Land area: 70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi) 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi) 69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population density: 31.8/km2 (82/sq mi) 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi) 24.4/km2 (63/sq mi)
Median age: 37.7 (M: 38.2, F: 37.2) 37.2 (M: 38.3, F: 36.1) 39.7 (M: 40.2, F: 39.4)
Total private dwellings: 947 829 664
Median household income: $62,144 $52,451 $43,369
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,640—    
1996 1,676+2.2%
2001 1,657−1.1%
2006 1,708+3.1%
2011 1,969+15.3%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
2,180
 2,075 15.9% 93.2% 120 26.3% 5.4% 30 100% 1.3% 10 84.6% 0.5%
2011
1,965
 1,790 10.2% 91.09% 95 171.4% 4.83% 15 50.0% 0.76% 65 62.5% 3.31%
2006
1,710
 1,625 2.2% 95.03% 35 30.0% 2.05% 10 n/a% 0.58% 40 n/a% 2.34%
2001
1,640
 1,590 6.0% 96.95% 50 61.5% 3.05% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
1996
1,650
 1,500 n/a 90.91% 130 n/a 7.88% 10 n/a 0.61% 10 n/a 0.61%

Infrastructure
Silos at St-Polycarpe

Transportation

Saint-Polycarpe is located along Route 340 with nearby Quebec Autoroute 20 running south of the municipality.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[10]

  • École secondaire Soulanges
  • École du Val-des-Prés Sacré-Cœur

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[11]

  • 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 224196 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Polycarpe
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  11. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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