Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Municipality
Location within Matawinie RCM
Ste-Marcelline-de-Kildare Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	January 1, 1956
Government [2]
• Mayor	Émilie Boisvert
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area [2][3]
• Total	36.25 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
• Land	34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,795
• Density	52.0/km2 (135/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	12.6%
• Dwellings	1,019
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2Y0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-343
Website	ste-marcelline.com

Etymology

Saint Marcellina was a Catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. The town was named in her honour because she was the elder sister of Ambrose, another saint, whose name was chosen for the neighboring municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare. Since the municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare was created from territories of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, it made sense to name the municipality after her. The name Kildare honors the town of Kildare, Ireland, from which most of the first settlers of the municipality came.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1956 406 —     1961 460 +13.3% 1966 459 −0.2% 1971 553 +20.5% 1976 654 +18.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1981 792 +21.1% 1986 914 +15.4% 1991 1,102 +20.6% 1996 1,221 +10.8% 2001 1,279 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 1,423 +11.3% 2011 1,567 +10.1% 2016 1,594 +1.7% 2021 1,795 +12.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 829 (total dwellings: 1019)^[3]

Language

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 2.2%
• French as first language: 95.3%
• English and French as first language: 1.4%
• Other as first language: 1.1%

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:

• École de Sainte-Marcelline^[5]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon^[6]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec