Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established as a municipality officially in 1855, and its population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 1,549. A major border crossing, Blackpool, is located where St-Bernard-de-Lacolle abuts the village of Champlain, New York, at the junction of Quebec Autoroute 15 and U.S. Interstate 87.

For homonymy, see Lacolle.

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Municipality
Motto: 
Grande porte du Canada
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°25′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Jardins-de-Napierville
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorRobert Duteau
 • Federal ridingChâteauguay—Lacolle
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
[2][4]
 • Total113.90 km2 (43.98 sq mi)
 • Land113.19 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[5]
 • Total1,549
 • Density13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings
657
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0J 1V0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-15
R-202
R-217

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle community profile
20212011
Population1,542 (-0.5% from 2016)1,477 (-3.9% from 2006)
Land area113.36 km2 (43.77 sq mi)113.19 km2 (43.70 sq mi)
Population density13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)13.0/km2 (34/sq mi)
Median age44.8 (M: 44.4, F: 44.8)44.2 (M: 44.8, F: 43.3)
Private dwellings620 (total)  657 (total) 
Median household income$43,300
References: 2021[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[10]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,509—    
1996 1,544+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,499−2.9%
2006 1,537+2.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,477−3.9%

Language

Where English is spoken fluently in the region, the municipality recognizes French as an official language for formal and informal use.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec[10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,475
 1,220 Decrease 5.8% 82.71% 185 Increase 76.2% 12.54% 15 Increase 50.0% 1.02% 55 Decrease 31.3% 3.73%
2006
1,490
 1,295 Increase 8.8% 86.91% 105 Decrease 56.3% 7.05% 10 Increase n/a% 0.67% 80 Increase 300.0% 5.37%
2001
1,450
 1,190 Increase 2.6% 82.07% 240 Decrease 12.7% 16.55% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 20 Decrease 20.0% 1.38%
1996
1,460
 1,160 n/a 79.45% 275 n/a 18.84% 0 n/a 0.00% 25 n/a 1.71%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served a portion of the municipality.[11]

References
  1. "Reference number 55745 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle". Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire.
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec". Statistics Canada Census Profile. 2011.
  5. "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec". Statistics Canada Census Profile. 2016.
  6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
  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. Statistics Canada: Canada Census 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the Board) (December 16, 1965). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board". The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Vol. 119, no. 5. St. Johns, PQ. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2014.



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