Saint-Cuthbert

Saint-Cuthbert
Municipality
Location within D'Autray RCM
Location within D'Autray RCM
St-Cuthbert is located in Central Quebec
St-Cuthbert
St-Cuthbert
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°09′N 73°14′W / 46.150°N 73.233°W / 46.150; -73.233[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
Settled1740
ConstitutedJanuary 7, 1998
Government
[2]
 • MayorRichard Belhumeur
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
131.47 km2 (50.76 sq mi)
 • Land131.72 km2 (50.86 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,821
 • Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings
917
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2C0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-40
R-138
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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

Church, St. Cuthbert, 2015

The area had its first settlers as early as 1740. In 1766, James Cuthbert [fr] (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]

Historical Census Data - Saint Cuthbert, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 2,185—    
1931 1,794−17.9%
1941 1,792−0.1%
1951 1,779−0.7%
1956 1,740−2.2%
1961 1,654−4.9%
YearPop.±%
1966 1,726+4.4%
1971 1,643−4.8%
1976 1,532−6.8%
1981 1,730+12.9%
1986 1,687−2.5%
1991 1,645−2.5%
YearPop.±%
1996 1,722+4.7%
2001 1,899+10.3%
2006 1,938+2.1%
2011 1,839−5.1%
2016 1,862+1.3%
2021 1,821−2.2%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes and mergers.
Source: Statistics Canada[5][6]
Historical census populations – Saint-Viateur
YearPop.±%
1921 251—    
1931 277+10.4%
1941 284+2.5%
1951 271−4.6%
1956 291+7.4%
1961 335+15.1%
1966 272−18.8%
YearPop.±%
1971 288+5.9%
1976 248−13.9%
1981 184−25.8%
1986 235+27.7%
1991 230−2.1%
1996 201−12.6%
The Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur existed from 1912 to 1998, when it was merged with Saint-Cuthbert.
Source: Statistics Canada[6]

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:

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52062". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d "Saint-Cuthbert (Code 2452062) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  4. ^ a b "Histoire - James Cuthbert (père)". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Assemblée nationale du Québec. July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
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