Saint-Michel, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°14′N 73°34′W / 45.233°N 73.567°W / 45.233; -73.567^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMontérégieRCMLes Jardins-de-NapiervilleConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorJean-Guy Hamelin • Federal riding Châteauguay—Lacolle • Prov. ridingHuntingdonArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total60.30 km² (23.28 sq mi) • Land59.82 km² (23.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total3,521 • Density58.9/km² (153/sq mi) • Pop (2016-21)

10.5% • Dwellings

1,296Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0L 2J0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-221Websitemunicipalite-saint-michel.ca

Saint-Michel is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 3,521.

History

The place was originally known as La Pigeonnière or Lapigeonnière, named after the Pigeon family. In 1853, the parish of Saint-Michel or Saint-Archange was formed, named in honour of Michael the Archangel. In 1854, its post office opened under the name Lapigeonnière. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Michel was created on July 1, 1855, when the county of Huntingdon was disbanded into multiple municipalities. The place was also known as Saint-Michel-de-Napierville, in order to avoid confusion with Saint-Michel in the Bellechasse region.^[1]^[4]

On December 10, 2011, the parish municipality changed statutes and became a regular municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Michel community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	3,521 (+10.5% from 2016)	3,186 (+10.5% from 2011)	2,884 (+9.4% from 2006)
Land area	59.82 km² (23.10 sq mi)	59.98 km² (23.16 sq mi)	59.86 km² (23.11 sq mi)
Population density	58.9/km² (153/sq mi)	53.1/km² (138/sq mi)	48.2/km² (125/sq mi)
Median age	39.2 (M: 40.0, F: 38.4)	38.5 (M: 38.5, F: 38.4)	37.3 (M: 36.7, F: 37.9)
Private dwellings	1,296 (total) 1,259 (occupied)	1,217 (total)	1,067 (total)
Median household income	$101,000	$78,190	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7] earlier^[8]^[9]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Michel, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,194	—
1931	1,262	+5.7%
1941	1,309	+3.7%
1951	1,340	+2.4%
1956	1,394	+4.0%
1961	1,469	+5.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	1,480	+0.7%
1971	1,516	+2.4%
1976	1,604	+5.8%
1981	1,792	+11.7%
1986	1,739	−3.0%
1991	2,113	+21.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	2,451	+16.0%
2001	2,532	+3.3%
2006	2,637	+4.1%
2011	2,884	+9.4%
2016	3,186	+10.5%
2021	3,521	+10.5%

Source: Statistics Canada^[10]^[11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Michel, Quebec^[11]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2021	3,520	3,270	7.9%	92.9%	50	9.1%	1.4%	110	1,000.0%	3.1%	80	0.0%	2.3%
2016	3,170	3,030	10.4%	95.6%	55	37.6%	1.7%	10	66.7%	0.3%	80	14.3%	2.5%
2011	2,885	2,745	7.9%	95.15%	40	33.3%	1.39%	30	50.0%	1.04%	70	133.3%	2.43%
2006	2,625	2,545	2.0%	96.95%	30	200.0%	1.14%	20	n/a%	0.76%	30	50.0%	1.14%
2001	2,525	2,495	5.7%	98.81%	10	33.3%	0.40%	0	0.0%	0.00%	20	71.4%	0.79%
1996	2,445	2,360	n/a	96.52%	15	n/a	0.61%	0	n/a	0.00%	70	n/a	2.86%

Local government

List of former mayors:^[4]

Camille Coupal (1855–1858)
Joseph Pépin (1858–1860)
François Coupal (1860–1864)
Vital Perras (1864–1866)
Michel Bourdeau (1866–1868)
Narcisse Doris (1868–1870)
Honoré Patenaude (1870–1872)
Pierre Isabelle (1872–1874)
Amable Coupal (1874–1876)
Casimir Gagnon (1876–1879)
Napoléon Coupal (1879–1880)
François-Xavier Paradis (1880–1881)
Théophile Robert (1881–1885)
Adolphe Coupal (1885–1887)
Pierre Giroux (1887–1888)
Napoléon Monette (1888–1889)
Louis Trudeau (1889–1890)
Siméon Robidou (1890–1891)
Joseph Toupin (1891–1893)
Cyprien Doris (1893–1905)
François-Xavier Coupal (1905–1906)
Émilien Lahaie (1906–1911)
Simon Verner (1911–1912)
Vital Poissant (1912–1913)
Séverin Coupal (1913–1914)
Noé Pigeon (1914–1916)
Adélard Perrier (1916–1917)
Octave Usereau (1917–1919, 1927–1931)
David Inkel (1919–1921)
Alfred Marcil (1921–1923, 1931–1933)
Hilaire Lemire (1923–1925)
Joseph Adélard Hamelin (1925–1927)
Fridolin Blouin (1933–1936)
Domina Faille (1936–1937)
Pierre Lemoyne (1935–1939, 1945–1949)
Joseph E. Ricard (1939–1945)
Joseph Rodrigue Oligny (1949–1953)
Ernest Dulude (1953–1957)
Léopold Marcil (1957–1961)
Léonard Laforest (1961–1965)
Lionel Sorel (1965–1973)
Roland Daigneault (1973–1993)
Marcel Roy (1993–2005)
Michel Lussier (2005–2009)
Pierre Raymond Cloutier (2009–2013)
Jean Guy Hamelin (2013–present)

Education

The Riverside School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

John Adam Memorial School in Delson^[12]
Saint-Lambert International High School in Saint-Lambert^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57250". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 68050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
^ ^a ^b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Michel, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Michel (municipalité) 1.7.1855 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
^ "John Adam Memorial".
^ "Saint-Lambert International High School".