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Saint-Cuthbert

Saint-Cuthbert

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nameSaint-Cuthbert
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineChamps de Saint-Cuthbert02.JPG
flag_size120x100px
shield_size100x90px
image_mapSaint-Cuthbert Quebec location diagram.png
map_captionLocation within D'Autray RCM
pushpin_mapCanada Central Quebec
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_labelSt-Cuthbert
pushpin_map_captionLocation in central Quebec
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Quebec
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Lanaudière
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3D'Autray
established_titleSettled
established_date1740
established_title1Constituted
established_date1January 7, 1998
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameRichard Belhumeur
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Berthier—Maskinongé
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Berthier
area_footnotes
area_total_km2131.47
area_land_km2131.72
area_noteThere is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
population_footnotes
population_total1821
population_as_of2021
population_density_km213.8
population_blank1_titlePop (2016-21)
population_blank12.2%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank2917
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_codeJ0K 2C0
area_codes450 and 579
blank_nameHighways
blank_info
website

Saint-Cuthbert is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, located between Montreal and Trois-Rivieres, just north of Berthierville. It is part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière administrative region. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,821.

History

Church, St. Cuthbert, 2015

The area had its first settlers as early as 1740. In 1766, (ca. 1719-1798), member of General Murray's staff and lord of the Berthier seignory, donated land to build a church, provided that its patron saint was Saint Cuthbert.

In 1845, the Municipality of Saint Cuthbert was originally established, but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished as a parish municipality in 1855. In 1851, its post office opened. In 1912, Saint-Cuthbert ceded part of its territory to create the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur.

On January 7, 1998, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Viateur merged to form the Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Cuthbert had a population of 1,821, living in 843 private dwellings out of its 917 total dwellings. With a land area of 131.72 km2 Saint-Cuthbert had a population density of 13.8 /km2.

| 1921 |2185 | 1931 |1794 | 1941 |1792 | 1951 |1779 | 1956 |1740 | 1961 |1654 | 1966 |1726 | 1971 |1643 | 1976 |1532 | 1981 |1730 | 1986 |1687 | 1991 |1645 | 1996 |1722 | 2001 |1899 | 2006 |1938 | 2011 |1839 | 2016 |1862 | 2021 |1821

| 1921 |251 | 1931 |277 | 1941 |284 | 1951 |271 | 1956 |291 | 1961 |335 | 1966 |272 | 1971 |288 | 1976 |248 | 1981 |184 | 1986 |235 | 1991 |230 | 1996 |201

Mother tongue (2021):

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French177097.3
English150.8%
English and French100.5%
Other150.8%

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares is a francophone school district headquartered in Saint-Félix-de-Valois. It serves the Lanaudière region and oversees several primary schools and high schools including:

  • École Sainte-Anne

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, headquartered in Rosemere, it serves 14,000 students across 26 elementary schools and operates anglophone public schools, including:

  • Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée
  • Joliette High School in Joliette

Notable people

  • François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier

References

References

  1. {{SCref. (2021)
  2. (July 2017). "Histoire - James Cuthbert (père)". Assemblée nationale du Québec.
  3. [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census. 2021]] census
  4. (July 1973). "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Statistics Canada.
  5. Décimo, Marc. (2017-12-12). "Anne-Marie Dubois, Entre art des fous et art brut. La collection Sainte-Anne". Critique d'art.
  6. "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-17 ." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.)
  7. "[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-04 ." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.)
  8. {{mamrot. 52062
  9. {{toponymie. 341184
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