Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec

Saint-Chrysostome (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kʁizɔstom]) is a municipality in south-west Quebec, Canada in the regional county municipality of Haut-Saint-Laurent in the Montérégie administrative region. The municipality was created by the amalgamation of Saint-Chrysostome village with the parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome on September 29, 1999. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 2,582.

Saint-Chrysostome
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
St-Chrysostome Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°06′N 73°46′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	September 29, 1999
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Steve Laberge
• Federal riding	Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	100.49 km2 (38.80 sq mi)
• Land	100.20 km2 (38.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	2,582
• Density	25.8/km2 (67/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	2.4%
• Dwellings	1,184
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1R0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-203 R-209
Website	www.mun-sc.ca

Geography

Communities

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Aubrey (45°08′35″N 73°47′29″W) – a hamlet located on the west shore of Rivière-des-Anglais.

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Rivière des Anglais – flows in a south-north direction.
• Rivière Noire (Mouth 45°06′01″N 73°45′49″W) – tributary of Rivière des Anglais.

History

In 1800, the area was surveyed and assigned the name Russelltown, after Russell Ellice, son of Lord Alexander Ellice who then owned the Seignory of Beauharnois. 1n 1828, the first settlers began to arrive.^[1]

Saint-Chrysostome, 1910

In 1843, the parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome(-de-Russelltown), named in honour of John Chrysostom, was created when it separated from Sainte-Martine. In 1845, the Municipality of Russeltown was formed, but dissolved in 1847. In 1851, its post office opened. The municipality was reestablished on July 1, 1855, and changed name and status in August 1858 to become the Parish Municipality of Saint Jean Chrysostome (orthography was adjusted to include hyphens in 1969).^[1][5]

In 1902, the main population centre split off from the parish municipality when it became the Village Municipality of Saint-Chrysostôme (spelled without circumflex since 1969).^[6]

On September 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome and the Parish Municipality Saint-Jean-Chrysostome were merged to form the current municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Chrysostome community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,582 (-2.4% from 2016)	2,645 (+4.9% from 2011)	2,522 (-2.4% from 2006)
Land area	100.20 km2 (38.69 sq mi)	100.40 km2 (38.76 sq mi)	99.95 km2 (38.59 sq mi)
Population density	25.8/km2 (67/sq mi)	26.3/km2 (68/sq mi)	25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
Median age	46.8 (M: 46.0, F: 47.6)	44.6 (M: 43.8, F: 45.3)	43.3 (M: 43.2, F: 43.3)
Private dwellings	1,184 (total)  1,105 (occupied)	1,167 (total)  1,107 (occupied)	1,097 (total)
Median household income	$63,200	$51,657	$55,773

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

Historical Census Data - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 2,485 —     1981 2,541 +2.3% 1986 2,441 −3.9% 1991 2,601 +6.6% 1996 2,587 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 2,590 +0.1% 2006 2,584 −0.2% 2011 2,522 −2.4% 2016 2,645 +4.9% 2021 2,582 −2.4%
Population amounts prior to 1999 are total of Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish). Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec[10]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,515		2,270	3.0%	90.26%		180	0.0%	7.16%		30	200.0%	1.19%		35	30.0%	1.39%
2006		2,580		2,340	1.1%	90.70%		180	2.9%	6.98%		10	0.0%	0.39%		50	42.9%	1.94%
2001		2,585		2,365	0.2%	91.49%		175	6.1%	6.77%		10	n/a%	0.39%		35	250.0%	1.35%
1996+		2,545		2,370	n/a	93.12%		165	n/a	6.48%		0	n/a	0.00%		10	n/a	0.39%
Notes: (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish).

Local government

List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:^[11]

• Gilles Bigras (2000–2009)
• Jocelyne Lefort (2009–2013)
• Gilles Dagenais (2013–2021)
• Steve Laberge (2021–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec