Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
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![]() A cornfield near Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | |
Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°13′N 73°17′W / 45.217°N 73.283°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
Constituted | June 20, 1892 |
Named for | Saint Blaise and Richelieu River[2] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Desmarais |
• Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
• Prov. riding | Saint-Jean |
Area | |
• Total | 72.30 km2 (27.92 sq mi) |
• Land | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[6] | |
• Total | 2,066 |
• Density | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 872 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 2,066. The town was founded in 1892.
The community is located within the Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality region about 15 kilometers north of the Canada-United States border in the Montérégie region. It is located about 40 kilometers south of Montreal.
The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Saint-Jean which includes parts of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu situated a few kilometers to its north. It is situated in the western side of the Richelieu River along Quebec Route 223.
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 2,092 (+1.3% from 2016) | 2,066 (12.5% from 2011) | 1,837 (-10.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 69.54 km2 (26.85 sq mi) | 69.64 km2 (26.89 sq mi) | 69.78 km2 (26.94 sq mi) |
Population density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) | 26.3/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Median age | 44 (M: 43.6, F: 44) | 44.4 (M: 44.4, F: 44.5) | 44.4 (M: 44.1, F: 44.5) |
Private dwellings | 855 (total) | 872 (total) | 847 (total) |
Median household income | $67,925 | $.N/A |
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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2,055
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1,945 | ![]() |
94.6% | 70 | ![]() |
3.4% | 10 | ![]() |
0.5% | 35 | ![]() |
1.7% | |||||
2011
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1,830
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1,725 | ![]() |
94.26% | 50 | ![]() |
2.73% | 30 | ![]() |
1.64% | 25 | ![]() |
1.37% | |||||
2006
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2,045
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1,910 | ![]() |
93.40% | 55 | ![]() |
2.69% | 20 | ![]() |
0.98% | 60 | ![]() |
2.93% | |||||
2001
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2,000
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1,855 | ![]() |
92.75% | 85 | ![]() |
4.25% | 10 | ![]() |
0.50% | 50 | ![]() |
2.50% | |||||
1996
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2,065
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1,955 | n/a | 94.67% | 40 | n/a | 1.94% | 20 | n/a | 0.97% | 50 | n/a | 2.42% |
Source:[3]
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[13]