Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare,_Quebec
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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 | |
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Français lake. | |
Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′N 73°36′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | January 1, 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gaétan Morin |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.30 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,795 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  12.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,019 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-343 |
| Website | www |
Saint Marcellina was a Catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. The town was named in honour of her 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, a town from which most of the first settlers of the municipality came.[1]
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 829 (total dwellings: 1019)
Language
Mother tongue:[5]
- 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%
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Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools:
- École de Sainte-Marcelline[6]
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Rawdon Elementary School in Rawdon[7]
- Joliette High School in Joliette[8]
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56262". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare census profile
- Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare community profile
- "de Sainte-Marcelline." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
- "Rawdon Elementary" Zone Map. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
- "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.