Saint-Télesphore, Quebec

Saint-Télesphore
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Saint-Télesphore Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	19 April 1877
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Yvon Bériault
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area[2][4]
• Total	60.80 km^2 (23.48 sq mi)
• Land	60.42 km^2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	762
• Density	12.6/km^2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.9%
• Dwellings	361
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0P 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 325 Route 340

Town Hall

Saint-Télesphore is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 762. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario.

History

The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus, who reigned from 126 to 138 AD.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Télesphore, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	762 (-0.9% from 2006)	769 (-0.5% from 2001)	773 (-0.4% from 1996)
Land area:	60.42 km^2 (23.33 sq mi)	60.42 km^2 (23.33 sq mi)	60.42 km^2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population density:	12.6/km^2 (33/sq mi)	12.7/km^2 (33/sq mi)	12.8/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Median age:	43.1 (M: 43.5, F: 42.3)	42.4 (M: 41.6, F: 43.1)	40.4 (M: 40.7, F: 40.1)
Total private dwellings:	361	352	337
Median household income:	$47,601	$37,527	$35,613
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 772 —     1996 805 +4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 773 −4.0% 2006 769 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 762 −0.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		765		655	4.0%	85.62%		80	33.3%	10.46%		20	n/a%	2.61%		10	33.3%	1.31%
2006		765		630	4.5%	82.35%		120	14.3%	15.69%		0	100.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	1.96%
2001		775		660	9.6%	85.16%		105	23.5%	13.55%		10	n/a%	1.29%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		815		730	n/a	89.57%		85	n/a	10.43%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 57684 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Télesphore
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Télesphore, Quebec
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Media related to Saint-Télesphore (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons