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.
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 code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-40 |  R-138 |
| Website | st-cuthbert |
History
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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
editIn 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 (%) |
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| French | 1770 | 97.3 |
| English | 15 | 0.8% |
| English and French | 10 | 0.5% |
| Other | 15 | 0.8% |
Education
editThe 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
editSee also
edit- List of municipalities in Quebec
- James Cuthbert Jr. - son of James Cuthbert, founder of Saint-Cuthbert[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ 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." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
External links
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