Saint-Constant, Quebec

Saint-Constant
City
Nickname(s): Velociraptor city

Location within Roussillon RCM.
Saint-Constant

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.367°N 73.567°WCoordinates: 45°22′N 73°34′W / 45.367°N 73.567°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Roussillon
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jean-Claude Boyer
 • Federal riding Châteauguay—Saint-Constant
 • Prov. riding Sanguinet
Area[2][4]
 • Total 57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
 • Land 56.83 km2 (21.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 24,980
 • Density 439.5/km2 (1,138/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.3%
 • Dwellings 9,109
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J5A
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-30
A-730
Route 132
Route 209
Website www.ville.
saint-constant.qc.ca

Saint-Constant is 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 2011 Census was 24,980.

History

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 was 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).

Saint-Constant was transformed 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

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Constant, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 18,424—    
1996 21,933+19.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 22,577+2.9%
2006 23,957+6.1%
YearPop.±%
2011 24,980+4.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Constant, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
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%

Transportation

Local bus service in Saint-Constant is provided by CIT Roussillon. Saint-Constant is also served by Saint-Constant station and Sainte-Catherine station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Candiac line.

Attractions

Saint-Constant is home to the Canadian Railway Museum.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55854 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Constant
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHÂTEAUGUAY--SAINT-CONSTANT, Quebec
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Constant, Quebec
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Kahnawake Sainte-Catherine Delson
Saint-Isidore Candiac
   Saint-Constant  
Saint-Rémi Saint-Mathieu