Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois

Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn də boaʁnwa]) is a municipality of Quebec, Canada, located within the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,099.

Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
Municipality
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
St-Étienne-de-Beauharnois Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.25°N 73.92°W / 45.25; -73.92[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Beauharnois-Salaberry
Constituted	January 1, 1867
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Martin Dumaresq
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Beauharnois
Area [2][4]
• Total	41.44 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
• Land	40.63 km2 (15.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,099
• Density	27.1/km2 (70/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	32.3%
• Dwellings	431
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1S0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-236
Website	www.st-etiennedebeauharnois.qc.ca

The town is located on the banks of the Saint-Louis River.

History

Settlement began in the early 19th century. In 1831, its first mill was built. In 1852, residents of the Saint-Clément and Saint-Louis parishes petitioned the Archbishop of Montreal for the creation of a new parish, which was granted after land was offered in the new settlement for a church. It construction began in 1863 and completed a year later.^[5]

Its post office opened in 1865, and two years later, on January 1, 1867, the municipality was established out of territory from Saint-Clément (since 1957 part of Beauharnois) and Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague. It was named after Saint Stephen and Beauharnois County in which it is located. On October 26, 1869, it changed statutes and became the Parish Municipality of Saint-Etienne. This reverted back to Municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois on March 15, 1969.^[1][6]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,099 (+32.3% from 2016)	831 (+3.1% from 2011)	806 (+4.1% from 2006)
Land area	40.63 km2 (15.69 sq mi)	40.79 km2 (15.75 sq mi)	40.76 km2 (15.74 sq mi)
Population density	27.1/km2 (70/sq mi)	20.4/km2 (53/sq mi)	19.8/km2 (51/sq mi)
Median age	37.2 (M: 38.0, F: 36.0)	38.9 (M: 39.9, F: 38.0)	39.8 (M: 39.1, F: 41.3)
Private dwellings	431 (total)	346 (total)	319 (total)
Median household income	$104,000	$75,008	$73,540

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9]

Historical census data - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 724 —     1931 656 −9.4% 1941 650 −0.9% 1951 670 +3.1% 1956 689 +2.8% 1961 805 +16.8% 1966 837 +4.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 772 −7.8% 1976 811 +5.1% 1981 813 +0.2% 1986 771 −5.2% 1991 811 +5.2% 1991 811 +0.0% 1996 799 −1.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 774 −3.1% 2006 774 +0.0% 2011 806 +4.1% 2016 831 +3.1% 2021 1,099 +32.3%
P Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Language

Canada Census mother tongue - Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		1,095		1,030	31.2%	94.1%		40	100.0%	3.7%		15	200.0%	1.4%		10	33.3%	0.9%
2016		830		785	1.9%	94.6%		20	0.0%	2.4%		5	0.0%	0.6%		15	50.0%	1.8%
2011		805		770	2.7%	95.7%		20	100.0%	2.5%		5	n/a%	0.6%		10	0.0%	1.2%
2006		770		750	0.0%	97.4%		10	0.0%	1.3%		0	100.0%	0.0%		10	0.0%	1.3%
2001		780		750	3.4%	96.2%		10	75.0%	1.3%		10	0.0%	1.3%		10	50.0%	1.3%
1996		795		725	n/a	91.2%		40	n/a	5.0%		10	n/a	1.3%		20	n/a	2.5%

Local government

Municipal hall

List of former mayors:

• Gaétan Ménard (...–2009, 2013–2021)
• Louis Pouliot (2009–2013)
• Martin Dumaresq (2021–present)

Education

Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands operates Francophone public schools:

• École Saint-Étienne^[11]

New Frontiers School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Howick Elementary School in Howick^[12]
• Chateauguay Valley Regional High School in Ormstown^[13]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec