Sainte-Marie-Salomé

Sainte-Marie-Salomé
municipality
Location within Montcalm RCM
Sainte-Marie-Salomé Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 73°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Settled	1765
Constituted	December 27, 1888
Government [2]
• Mayor	Veronique Venne
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Joliette
Area [2][3]
• Total	33.50 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
• Land	33.79 km^2 (13.05 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,221
• Density	36.1/km^2 (93/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	1%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2Z0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	No major routes

Sainte-Marie-Salomé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi salɔme]) is a municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality.

History

In 1765, the first wave of colonization occurred as a result of the Great Upheaval when Acadians from Boston arrived and settled on the south bank of the Vacher Creek (French: ruisseau Vacher) in the Seignory of Saint-Sulpice. The settlement was called Bas-du-Ruisseau-Vacher (meaning "Lower Vacher Creek"), named after a certain Vacher who accompanied surveyor John Péladeau in 1767 on the seignory's territory. In 1790, the settlement grew when families from Château-Richer arrived. Actual clearing of the area began around 1820.^[5]

In March 1883, Sainte-Marie-Salomé became home to the second creamery of Quebec.^[5]

In 1888, the parish municipality of Sainte-Marie-Salomé was established by separating from Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, and named after Mary Salome. Its letters patent used the misspelled "Salomée", which was not corrected until 1986. In 1889, the local post office opened. During the 1890s, the location was also known as Sainte-Marie-Salomé-de-Port-Royal, indicating the origin of its Acadian settlers.^[5]

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2021: 1,221 (2016 to 2021 population change: 1%)
• Population in 2016: 1,209
• Population in 2011: 1,164
• Population in 2006: 1,256
• Population in 2001: 1,166
• Population in 1996: 1,189
• Population in 1991: 1,116
• Population in 1986: 1,074
• Population in 1981: 1,013
• Population in 1976: 978
• Population in 1971: 875
• Population in 1966: 847
• Population in 1961: 820
• Population in 1956: 798
• Population in 1951: 793
• Population in 1941: 759
• Population in 1931: 678
• Population in 1921: 813
• Population in 1911: 774
• Population in 1901: 704
• Population in 1891: 655

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 516 (total dwellings: 542)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0.8%
• French as first language: 97.1%
• English and French as first language: 0.8%
• Other as first language: 1.2%

Economy

Being in the fertile land of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, agriculture is the most important economic function of the municipality.^[7]

Government

Governing body

• 1995-2013: Maurice Richard
• 2013- : Véronique Venne

Education

Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École de Sainte-Marie-Salomé^[8]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée^[9]
• Joliette High School in Joliette^[10]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 183476". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 63005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Sainte-Marie-Salomé census profile
4. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
5. "Sainte-Marie-Salomé (Municipalité de paroisse)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "La municipalité de Sainte-Marie-Salomé" (in French). Centre local de développement Montcalm. Archived from the original on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
8. "de Sainte-Marie-Salomé Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
9. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
10. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

External links

• MRC de Montcalm - Sainte-Marie-Salomé