Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°05′N 73°25′W / 45.083°N 73.417°W / 45.083; -73.417^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionMontérégieRCMLes Jardins-de-NapiervilleConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorEstelle Muzzi • Federal riding Châteauguay—Lacolle • Prov. ridingHuntingdonArea

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• Total113.65 km² (43.88 sq mi) • Land113.36 km² (43.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1,542 • Density13.6/km² (35/sq mi) • Pop (2016-21)

0.5% • Dwellings

674Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0J 1V0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

A-15

R-202

R-217Websitewww.municipalite-de-saint-bernard-de-lacolle.ca

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established as a municipality officially in 1855, and its population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,542.

A major border crossing, Blackpool, is located where St-Bernard-de-Lacolle abuts the village of Champlain, New York, at the junction of Quebec Autoroute 15 and U.S. US Interstate 87.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,542 (-0.5% from 2016)	1,549 (+4.9% from 2011)	1,477 (-3.9% from 2006)
Land area	113.36 km² (43.77 sq mi)	113.52 km² (43.83 sq mi)	113.19 km² (43.70 sq mi)
Population density	13.6/km² (35/sq mi)	13.6/km² (35/sq mi)	13.0/km² (34/sq mi)
Median age	44.8 (M: 44.4, F: 44.8)	46.4 (M: 46.6, F: 46.1)	44.2 (M: 44.8, F: 43.3)
Private dwellings	674 (total) 618 (occupied)	670 (total) 620 (occupied)	657 (total)
Median household income	$80,000	$60,288	$43,300

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6] earlier^[7]^[8]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,147	—
1931	1,043	−9.1%
1941	1,241	+19.0%
1951	1,200	−3.3%
1956	1,226	+2.2%
1961	1,326	+8.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	1,377	+3.8%
1971	1,399	+1.6%
1976	1,446	+3.4%
1981	1,500	+3.7%
1986	1,490	−0.7%
1991	1,509	+1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	1,544	+2.3%
2001	1,499	−2.9%
2006	1,537	+2.5%
2011	1,477	−3.9%
2016	1,549	+4.9%
2021	1,542	−0.5%

Source: Statistics Canada^[9]^[10]

Language

Where English is spoken fluently in the region, the municipality recognizes French as an official language for formal and informal use.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec^[10]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	1,475	1,220	5.8%	82.71%	185	76.2%	12.54%	15	50.0%	1.02%	55	31.3%	3.73%
2006	1,490	1,295	8.8%	86.91%	105	56.3%	7.05%	10	n/a%	0.67%	80	300.0%	5.37%
2001	1,450	1,190	2.6%	82.07%	240	12.7%	16.55%	0	0.0%	0.00%	20	20.0%	1.38%
1996	1,460	1,160	n/a	79.45%	275	n/a	18.84%	0	n/a	0.00%	25	n/a	1.71%

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served a portion of the municipality.^[11]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55745". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 68005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle (Code 2468005) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
^ ^a ^b Canada Census 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the Board) (December 16, 1965). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board". The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Vol. 119, no. 5. St. Johns, PQ. p. 2. Retrieved November 23, 2014.