Sainte-Martine
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Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
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  Ste-Martine Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′N 73°48′W / 45.25°N 73.8°W / 45.25; -73.8[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
| Constituted | September 9, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mélanie Lefort |
| • Federal riding | Châteauguay—Lacolle |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.51 km2 (24.91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.06 km2 (24.35 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[4]
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| • Total | 5,664 |
| • Density | 89.8/km2 (233/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,469 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-138  R-205 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Martine is a municipalityinBeauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 5,664. The municipality is made up of a large northern section and a small unattached southern area that was known as the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay until its merger with Sainte-Martine on September 9, 1999.
Sainte-Martine is named in honor of Martina of Rome, martyred in 226. Being already settled and recognize as Sainte-Martine for many years, the status of the municipality was officialized on July 1, 1855, as the parish municipality of Sainte-Martine.[1]
The municipality lost a section of its territory in 1885 for the creation of the parish of Très-Saint-Sacrement. It also lost a sizeable part in 1937 when Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay split from Saint-Martine to become its own municipality, but it was eventually reattached to Sainte-Martine in 1999.[5]
In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 5,664 (+3.7% from 2016) | 5,461 (+10.0% from 2011) | 4,966 (+17.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 63.06 km2 (24.35 sq mi) | 63.19 km2 (24.40 sq mi) | 63.59 km2 (24.55 sq mi) |
| Population density | 89.8/km2 (233/sq mi) | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) | 78.1/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 40.4, F: 42.0) | 39.1 (M: 38.5, F: 39.6) | 39.5 (M: 38.8, F: 40.4) |
| Private dwellings | 2,469 (total) 2407 (occupied) | 2,368 (total) | 2,133 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,160 | $55,217 |
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| +) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality). Source: Statistics Canada[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Martine, Quebec[11] (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Sainte-Martine (municipality) and Saint-Paul-de-Châteauguay (municipality). | ||||||||||||||||||
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French
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English
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French & English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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5,465
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5,100 | 15.6%
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93.3% | 215 | 22.9%
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3.9% | 45 | 12.5%
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0.8% | 80 | 45.5%
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1.5% | |||||
2011
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4,950
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4,680 | 9.0%
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94.54% | 175 | 105.9%
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3.54% | 40 | 300.0%
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0.81% | 55 |  8.3%
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1.11% | |||||
2006
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4,205
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4,050 | 13.9%
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96.31% | 85 | 37.0%
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2.02% | 10 | 60.0%
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0.24% | 60 | n/a%
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1.43% | |||||
2001
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3,715
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3,555 | 1.7%
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95.69% | 135 | 22.7%
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3.63% | 25 | 37.5%
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0.67% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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3,645+
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3,495 | n/a | 95.88% | 110 | n/a | 3.02% | 40 | n/a | 1.10% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
List of former mayors:[12]
The Exo du Haut-Saint-Laurent sector provides commuter and local bus services.
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