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City in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Amable is a town 38.1 km (23.7 mi)[6] east of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada, within the Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 13,322.
Saint-Amable | |
|---|---|
Waterpark in Saint-Amable | |
 Location within Marguerite-D'Youville RCM. | |
  Saint-Amable Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′N 73°18′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Marguerite-D'Youville |
| Constituted | June 13, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stéphane Williams |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Verchères |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.77 km2 (14.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 13,322 |
| • Density | 362.3/km2 (938/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.5% |
| • Dwellings | 5,190 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  A-30 |
| Website | www |
The city, founded on 21 June 1921, is named after Amable de Riom, a popular saint from the period of New France (1534-1763).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 675 | — |
| 1941 | 999 | +48.0% |
| 1951 | 1,375 | +37.6% |
| 1956 | 1,634 | +18.8% |
| 1961 | 1,907 | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 2,115 | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 2,392 | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 3,128 | +30.8% |
| 1981 | 4,268 | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 4,531 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 5,804 | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 7,105 | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 7,278 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8,398 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 10,870 | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 12,167 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 13,322 | +9.5% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Amable had a population of 13,322 living in 5,105 of its 5,190 total private dwellings, a change of 9.5% from its 2016 population of 12,167. With a land area of 36.77 km2 (14.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 362.3/km2 (938.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 13,322 (+9.5% from 2016) | 12,167 (+11.3% from 2011) | 10,870 (+29.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 36.77 km2 (14.20 sq mi) | 36.81 km2 (14.21 sq mi) | 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi) |
| Population density | 362.3/km2 (938/sq mi) | 330.6/km2 (856/sq mi) | 296.3/km2 (767/sq mi) |
| Median age | 36.4 (M: 36.4, F: 36.4) | 34.9 (M: 35.2, F: 34.6) | 33.5 (M: 33.8, F: 33.2) |
| Private dwellings | 5,190 (total) | 4,672 (total) | 4,122 (total) |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $75,599 | $70,325 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Amable, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
13,320 |
12,395 | 6.9% |
93.1% | 180 | 20.0% |
1.4% | 130 | 85.7% |
1.0% | 515 | 68.9% |
3.9% | |||||
2016 |
12,170 |
11,600 | 11.5% |
95.3% | 150 |  9.1% |
1.2% | 70 | 75.0% |
0.6% | 305 | 35.6% |
2.5% | |||||
2011 |
10,835 |
10,405 | 27.7% |
96.0% | 165 | 73.7% |
1.5% | 40 | 166.7% |
0.4% | 225 | 66.7% |
2.1% | |||||
2006 |
8,395 |
8,150 | 14.7% |
97.1% | 95 | 18.7% |
1.1% | 15 |  0.0% |
0.2% | 135 | 107.7% |
1.6% | |||||
2001 |
7,265 |
7,105 | 2.5% |
97.8% | 80 | 6.7% |
1.1% | 15 | 0.0% |
0.2% | 65 | 7.1% |
0.9% | |||||
1996 |
7,090 |
6,930 | n/a | 97.7% | 75 | n/a | 1.1% | 15 | n/a | 0.2% | 70 | n/a | 1.0% | |||||
Within the fertile area between the Saint Lawrence and Richelieu rivers, Saint-Amable has agriculture as its main economic activity.
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