Saint-Cuthbert
Saint-Cuthbert | |
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Location within D'Autray RCM | |
St-Cuthbert Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′N 73°14′W / 46.150°N 73.233°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Settled | 1740 |
| Constituted | January 7, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Belhumeur |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.47 km2 (50.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 131.72 km2 (50.86 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources. | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,821 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 917 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-40 | R-138 |
| Website | st-cuthbert |
Saint-Cuthbert is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located between Montreal and Trois-Rivieres, just north of Berthierville. It is part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière administrative region. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,821.
History
The area had its first settlers as early as 1740. In 1766, James Cuthbert (ca. 1719-1798), member of General Murray's staff and lord of the Berthier seignory, donated land to build a church, provided that its patron saint was Saint Cuthbert.[1][4]
In 1845, the Municipality of Saint Cuthbert was originally established, but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished as a parish municipality in 1855. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1912, Saint-Cuthbert ceded part of its territory to create the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur.[1]
On January 7, 1998, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur merged to form the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Cuthbert had a population of 1,821, living in 843 private dwellings out of its 917 total dwellings. With a land area of 131.72 square kilometres (50.86 sq mi) Saint-Cuthbert had a population density of 13.8 per square kilometre (36/sq mi).[3]
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French | 1770 | 97.3 |
| English | 15 | 0.8% |
| English and French | 10 | 0.5% |
| Other | 15 | 0.8% |
Education
The Commission scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois. It serves the Lanaudière region and oversees several primary schools and high schools including:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, headquartered in Rosemere, it serves 14,000 students across 26 elementary schools and operates anglophone public schools, including:
- Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée[8]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[9]
Notable people
See also
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- James Cuthbert Jr. - son of James Cuthbert, founder of Saint-Cuthbert[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 341184". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52062". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b c d "Saint-Cuthbert (Code 2452062) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ a b "Histoire - James Cuthbert (père)". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ a b "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
- ^ Décimo, Marc (2017-12-12). "Anne-Marie Dubois, Entre art des fous et art brut. La collection Sainte-Anne". Critique d'art. doi:10.4000/critiquedart.27416. ISSN 1246-8258.
- ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.