Saint-Liboire

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Saint-Liboire
Municipality
St-liboire.jpg
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM
Saint-Liboire is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Liboire
Saint-Liboire
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°46′W / 45.650°N 72.767°W / 45.650; -72.767Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°46′W / 45.650°N 72.767°W / 45.650; -72.767[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Maskoutains
Settled1710
ConstitutedAugust 17, 1994
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorDenis Chabot
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingSaint-Hyacinthe
Area
[2][4]
 • Total75.20 km2 (29.03 sq mi)
 • Land72.74 km2 (28.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total3,051
 • Density41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings
1,107
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1R0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 116
Route 211
Geocode54072
PeopleLiboirois, Liboiroise
Websitewww.municipalite.
st-liboire.qc.ca

Saint-Liboire (or Saint-Liboire-de-Bagot) is a municipality in the municipalité régionale de comté des Maskoutains in Québec, Canada, located in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the 2011 Canadian Census was 3,051.

History[]

Before the foundation of Saint-Liboire, the actual town territory was included in the Seigneurie de Ramezay given to Claude de Ramezay near 1710.

The village municipality was founded in 1857 with the purpose to offer more arable lands to the Catholic colonists coming from the Saint-Hyacinthe region.

It became the chief town of .

Reading suggestion[]

The book Centenaire de Saint-Liboire, 20-24 juin 1957 : album-souvenir, 1857-1957 written by Dollard Boucher and Armand Laliberté, and is available at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.

Demographics[]

Population[]

hideCanada census – Saint-Liboire community profile
2011 2006
Population: 3,051 (+5.4% from 2006) 2,895 (+2.3% from 2001)
Land area: 72.74 km2 (28.09 sq mi) 72.74 km2 (28.09 sq mi)
Population density: 41.9/km2 (109/sq mi) 39.8/km2 (103/sq mi)
Median age: 34.7 (M: 34.4, F: 34.9) 33.9 (M: 33.6, F: 34.3)
Total private dwellings: 1,107 1,089
Median household income: $58,991 $51,375
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Saint-Liboire, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,287—    
1996 2,594+13.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,829+9.1%
2006 2,895+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 3,051+5.4%

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Liboire, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
3,040
 3,010 Increase 4.9% 99.01% 10 Decrease 33.3% 0.33% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 20 Decrease 33.3% 0.66%
2006
2,915
 2,870 Increase 4.2% 98.46% 15 Decrease 25.0% 0.51% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 30 Steady 0.0% 1.03%
2001
2,815
 2,755 Increase 8.5% 97.87% 20 Decrease 20.0% 0.71% 10 Increase n/a% 0.35% 30 Increase 100.0% 1.07%
1996
2,580
 2,540 n/a 98.45% 25 n/a 0.97% 0 n/a 0.00% 15 n/a 0.58%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 291641 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Liboire". Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  6. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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