Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Saint-Barnabé-Sud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec in the Regional County Municipality of Les Maskoutains. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 962. It is the birthplace of historian Jean-Baptiste-Arthur Allaire.

Saint-Barnabé-Sud
Municipality
Location within Les Maskoutains RCM.
Saint-Barnabé-Sud Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 72°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Maskoutains
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Richard Leblanc
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Saint-Hyacinthe
Area [2][4]
• Total	58.10 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
• Land	57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[5]
• Total	962
• Density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	11.7%
• Dwellings	389
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-235

Demographics

Population

	2021	2016	2011
Population	962 (+11.7% from 2016)	861 (+0.2% from 2011)	859 (-0.6% from 2006)
Land area	57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)	57.22 km2 (22.09 sq mi)	57.40 km2 (22.16 sq mi)
Population density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)	15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)	15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
Median age	40.4 (M: 41.2, F: 39.2)	39.7 (M: 39.6, F: 39.7)	40.2 (M: 40.2, F: 40.1)
Private dwellings	389 (total)	346 (total)	346 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$66,901	$55,141

Canada census – Saint-Barnabé-Sud community profile

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8] earlier^[9][10]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec^[11]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 880 —     1996 902 +2.5% 2001 884 −2.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2006 864 −2.3% 2011 859 −0.6% 2016 861 +0.2%

Year Pop. ±% 2021 962 +11.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Barnabé-Sud, Quebec[11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		965		920	9.5%	95.3%		10	100.0%	1.0%		5	50.0%	0.5%		15	200.0%	1.6%
2016		860		840	0.0%	97.7%		5	50.0%	0.6%		10	n/a%	1.2%		5	n/a%	0.6%
2011		850		840	2.9%	98.8%		10	n/a%	1.2%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		865		865	0.0%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2001		895		865	0.0%	96.7%		10	50.0%	1.1%		10	n/a%	1.1%		10	n/a%	1.1%
1996		885		865	n/a	97.7%		20	n/a	2.3%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Communities

• Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Death of infant, 2010

On June 7, 2010, police reported that a 20-day-old infant in Saint-Barnabé-Sud had been killed by a dog, a Siberian Husky, that afternoon.^[12][13]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 278441". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Barnabé-Sud
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
5. "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
12. "Dog kills Quebec newborn". The Globe and Mail. Canadian Press. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
13. "Un bébé est tué par un chien à Saint-Barnabé". Canoe. Agence QMI. June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

• "Saint-Barnabé-Sud". Commission de toponymie. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
• Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
• Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales