Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec

Saint-Polycarpe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔlikaʁp] (listen)) 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
Motto(s): 
travail, progrès et égalité pour tous (work, progress, and equality for all)
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
Saint-Polycarpe
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMVaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted31 December 1988
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorJean-Yves Poirier
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingSoulanges
Area
[2][4]
 • 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.

History

Settlement began around 1800 when a sawmill and a flour mill were built at the rapids of the Delisle river. In 1818, a chapel was built there and in 1830, the parish was established, called Saint-Polycarpe de la Nouvelle-Longueuil. Its post office was built in 1846.[1][5]

In 1845, the Municipality of La Nouvelle-Longueuil was created, but abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was recreated out of Vaudreuil County as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Polycarpe. In 1887, the village itself split off from the surrounding rural parish to form the Village Municipality of Saint-Polycarpe.[1]

On December 31, 1988, the parish and village merged again to form the Municipality of Saint-Polycarpe.[1]

Demographics
Canada census – Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population2,224 (+13.0% from 2011)1,969 (+15.3% from 2006)
Land area70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi)69.97 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population density31.8/km2 (82/sq mi)28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
Median age37.7 (M: 38.2, F: 37.2)37.2 (M: 38.3, F: 36.1)
Total private dwellings947829
Median household income$62,144$52,451
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 1,397—    
1981 1,579+13.0%
1986 1,569−0.6%
1991 1,640+4.5%
1996 1,676+2.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,657−1.1%
2006 1,708+3.1%
2011 1,969+15.3%
2016 2,224+13.0%
Population amounts prior to 1988 are total of Saint-Polycarpe Parish and Saint-Polycarpe Village.
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[10]
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%

Local government

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):[11]

  • Joseph-Donat-Normand Ménard (1989–2012)
  • Roland Daneau (2012–2013)
  • Jean Yves Poirier (2013–present)

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.[12]

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

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[13]

  • 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. "(Code 2471020) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "Histoire" (in French). Municipalité de Saint-Polycarpe. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Polycarpe (municipalité) 31.12.1988 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
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