Saint-Constant
City
Location within Roussillon RCM
Location within Roussillon RCM
Saint-Constant is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Constant
Saint-Constant
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.37°N 73.57°W / 45.37; -73.57[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMRoussillon
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorJean-Claude Boyer
 • Federal ridingLa Prairie
 • Prov. ridingSanguinet
Area
[2][4]
 • Total57.12 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
 • Land57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total29,954
 • Density524.9/km2 (1,359/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 9.5%
 • Dwellings
11,502
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5A
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways A-30 A-730
R-132 R-209
Websitewww.ville.saint-constant.qc.ca

Saint-Constant is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of Montreal in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 27,359.

History

Historic presbytery of Saint-Constant

Early settlement took place in 1725 as a result of the opening of the St. Pierre concession. The Côte Saint-Pierre mission (first name of the parish) began in 1750 with the construction of a church and two years later, the parish registers opened. Rang Saint-Pierre was the central concession of the Sault-Saint-Louis seigneurie and extended into the seigneurie of LaSalle. In 1815 Rang Saint-Pierre was nicknamed "Black Cattle Road" because it was the way cattle were transported from New York to Montreal. Centrally located in what was then Laprairie County, the village of Saint-Constant was the only location of voting from 1829 to 1841. Residents of the area witnessed or took part in the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837–1838.

Local administrative structures emerged in Saint-Constant in 1845 with the introduction of the parish municipality and the school board. However, the vast territory of the parish of Saint-Constant was already subdivided for Saint-Rémi (1840), Saint-Édouard (1833), and Saint-Isidore (1833). This trend continued with the establishment of Saint-Michel (1854), Saint-Mathieu (1919) and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Delson (1932). One of the mayors, Solime Cardinal (1815–1897), was the maternal grandfather of Charles-Émile "Charley" Trudeau, a successful French Canadian entrepreneur who became the father of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada, and grandfather of Justin Trudeau, 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada.

Saint-Constant was transformed by the construction of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The electrification of the village occurred around 1918 and rural electrification was completed in 1939. The Rue Saint-Pierre was extended from Montées des Bouleaux/Rue Sainte-Catherine, in the direction of Route 132 in 1950. Starting in the 1950s, suburban development occurred in Saint-Constant, allowing it to obtain city status in 1973.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Constant had a population of 29,954 living in 11,313 of its 11,502 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 27,359. With a land area of 57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 525.0/km2 (1,359.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Saint-Constant community profile
202120162011
Population29,954 (+9.5% from 2016)27,359 (+9.5% from 2011)24,980 (+4.3% from 2006)
Land area57.06 km2 (22.03 sq mi)57.13 km2 (22.06 sq mi)56.83 km2 (21.94 sq mi)
Population density524.9/km2 (1,359/sq mi)478.9/km2 (1,240/sq mi)439.5/km2 (1,138/sq mi)
Median age40.0 (M: 39.6, F: 40.4)38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 39.2)38.0 (M: 37.7, F: 38.4)
Private dwellings11,502 (total)  10,282 (total)  9,109 (total) 
Median household income$101,000$86,604$78,274
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Constant, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 1,411—    
1931 1,769+25.4%
1941 1,578−10.8%
1951 1,925+22.0%
1956 3,136+62.9%
1961 4,108+31.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 4,971+21.0%
1971 5,728+15.2%
1976 7,659+33.7%
1981 9,938+29.8%
1986 12,508+25.9%
1991 18,424+47.3%
YearPop.±%
1996 21,933+19.0%
2001 22,577+2.9%
2006 23,957+6.1%
2011 24,980+4.3%
2016 27,359+9.5%
2021 29,954+9.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[10]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Constant, Quebec[10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
26,695
 22,905 Increase 5.6% 85.80% 1,430 Increase 13.9% 5.35% 330 Increase 29.4% 1.23% 2,355 Increase 55.96% 8.82%
2011
24,705
 21,685 Decrease 0.3% 87.78% 1,255 Increase 17.3% 5.08% 255 Increase 96.2% 1.03% 1,510 Increase 67.8% 6.11%
2006
23,850
 21,750 Increase 6.2% 91.19% 1,070 Decrease 3.6% 4.49% 130 Increase 8.3% 0.55% 900 Increase 15.4% 3.77%
2001
22,490
 20,480 Increase 3.7% 91.06% 1,110 Increase 7.8% 4.94% 120 Decrease 38.5% 0.53% 780 Decrease 14.8% 3.47%
1996
21,885
 19,745 n/a 90.22% 1,030 n/a 4.71% 195 n/a 0.89% 915 n/a 4.18%

Local government

City hall of Saint-Constant

List of former mayors:

  • Daniel Ashby (...–2005)
  • Gilles Pépin (2005–2013)
  • Jean-Claude Boyer (2013–present)

Attractions

Canadian Railway Museum

Saint-Constant is home to the Canadian Railway Museum.

Infrastructure

Local bus service in Saint-Constant is provided by the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Roussillon sector. Saint-Constant is also served by the Saint-Constant and Sainte-Catherine stations on the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Candiac line.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55854". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 67035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ↑ Riding history for Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. 1 2 3 "Saint-Constant, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. 1 2 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016census
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