Saint-Alexandre, Quebec
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| Municipality | |
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Motto: La fidélité et la foi triomphent (Latin: Fidelitas et fides vincunt) | |
 Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM. | |
  Saint-Alexandre Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′N 73°07′W / 45.233°N 73.117°WCoordinates: 45°14′N 73°07′W / 45.233°N 73.117°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | September 17, 1988 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | André Bergeron |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Iberville |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 76.30 km2 (29.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.16 km2 (29.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,495 |
| • Density | 32.8/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.6% |
| • Dwellings | 938 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 227 |
| Website |
www saint-alexandre |
Saint-Alexandre is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,495. Residents of Saint-Alexandre are called Alexandrins (Alexandrines, fem.).
History
Saint-Alexandre was named for Alexander, bishop of Alexandria from 313 to 328, who was succeeded by Athanasius.[5]
Demographics
Population
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Language
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English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
2,500 |
2,370 | 11.5% |
94.80% | 65 | 116.7% |
2.60% | 15 | 50.0% |
0.60% | 50 |  70.6% |
2.00% | |||||
| 2006 |
2,335 |
2,125 | 7.6% |
91.01% | 30 | 20.0% |
1.28% | 10 | 77.8% |
0.43% | 170 | 750.0% |
7.28% | |||||
| 2001 |
2,390 |
2,300 | 3.6% |
96.23% | 25 | 64.3% |
1.05% | 45 | 350.0% |
1.88% | 20 | 73.3% |
0.84% | |||||
| 1996 |
2,375 |
2,220 | n/a | 93.47% | 70 | n/a | 2.95% | 10 | n/a | 0.42% | 75 | n/a | 3.16% | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 227748 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Alexandre
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Alexandre, Quebec
- ↑ Municipalité de Saint-Alexandre
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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