Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec

Saint-Polycarpe
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Saint-Polycarpe Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.300°N 74.300°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 74°18′W / 45.300°N 74.300°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	December 31, 1988
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Normand Ménard
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area[2][4]
• Total	70.90 km^2 (27.37 sq mi)
• Land	69.97 km^2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	1,969
• Density	28.1/km^2 (73/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	15.3%
• Dwellings	829
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0P 1X0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 340
Website	www.munstpolycarpe.qc.ca

Saint-Polycarpe is a Quebec municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border. It was named for Polycarp, a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,969.

While a parish during the 18th century, its territory included portions of what is now part of Saint-Zotique located south of Autoroute 20 that links Montreal and Toronto.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,640 —     1996 1,676 +2.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,657 −1.1% 2006 1,708 +3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,969 +15.3%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,965		1,790	10.2%	91.09%		95	171.4%	4.83%		15	50.0%	0.76%		65	62.5%	3.31%
2006		1,710		1,625	2.2%	95.03%		35	30.0%	2.05%		10	n/a%	0.58%		40	n/a%	2.34%
2001		1,640		1,590	6.0%	96.95%		50	61.5%	3.05%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,650		1,500	n/a	90.91%		130	n/a	7.88%		10	n/a	0.61%		10	n/a	0.61%

Infrastructure

Transportation

Saint-Polycarpe is located along Route 340 with nearby Quebec Autoroute 20 running south of the municipality.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 224196 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Polycarpe
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Location of Saint-Polycarpe (courtesy of Google Maps)
• Vaudreuil-Soulanges County Map