Saint-Urbain-Premier

Saint-Urbain-Premier is a municipality located southwest of Montreal in Beauharnois-Salaberry, in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,332.

Saint-Urbain-Premier
Municipality
Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM
St-Urbain-Premier Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.22°N 73.73°W / 45.22; -73.73[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Beauharnois-Salaberry
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2] [3]
• Mayor	Lucien Thibault
• Federal riding	Châteauguay—Lacolle
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	53.54 km2 (20.67 sq mi)
• Land	53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,332
• Density	25.0/km2 (65/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	5.4%
• Dwellings	538
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-205 R-207
Website	www.saint-urbain-premier.com

History

Settlement of the area started at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1804, the first lots were granted. In 1821, the area was officially surveyed and settlers began arriving in larger numbers.^[5]

In 1848, the parish of St. Urbain Premier was formed, named after Pope Urban I, who reigned from 222 to 230AD. In 1853, its post office opened, and two years later, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Urbain-Premier was founded. In 1876, the post office was renamed to Saint-Urbain-de-Châteauguay, in order to distinguish it from Saint-Urbain in the Charlevoix region.^[1]

In 1997, the parish municipality changed statutes to became a regular municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Population

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,332 (+5.4% from 2016)	1,264 (+10.1% from 2011)	1,148 (+1.7% from 2006)
Land area	53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi)	53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)	53.03 km2 (20.47 sq mi)
Population density	25.0/km2 (65/sq mi)	23.7/km2 (61/sq mi)	21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
Median age	38.8 (M: 39.2, F: 38.8)	39.9 (M: 39.4, F: 40.2)	42.6 (M: 42.2, F: 42.9)
Private dwellings	538 (total)  504 (occupied)	530 (total)	462 (total)
Median household income	$87,000	$68,907	$72,018

Canada census – Saint-Urbain-Premier community profile

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

Historical Census Data - Saint-Urbain-Premier, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,014 —     1931 879 −13.3% 1941 924 +5.1% 1951 929 +0.5% 1956 982 +5.7% 1961 1,078 +9.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 1,113 +3.2% 1971 1,112 −0.1% 1976 1,120 +0.7% 1981 1,160 +3.6% 1986 1,151 −0.8% 1991 1,145 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,179 +3.0% 2001 1,144 −3.0% 2006 1,129 −1.3% 2011 1,148 +1.7% 2016 1,264 +10.1% 2021 1,332 +5.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Urbain-Premier, Quebec[11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		1,265		1,195	13.8%	94.5%		55	21.4%	4.3%		10	33.3%	0.8%		10	33.3%	0.8%
2011		1,150		1,050	5.0%	91.30%		70	22.2%	6.09%		15	25.0%	1.30%		15	0.0%	1.30%
2006		1,125		1,000	4.3%	88.89%		90	12.5%	8.00%		20	n/a%	1.78%		15	25.0%	1.33%
2001		1,145		1,045	8.7%	91.27%		80	166.7%	6.99%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	n/a%	1.74%
1996		1,175		1,145	n/a	97.45%		30	n/a	2.55%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Local government

List of former mayors:^[12]

• Joseph Noel Doré (1855–1860)
• Norman Finlayson (1860–1862)
• Joseph Dumont (1862–1864, 1870–1874)
• Antoine Hébert (1864–1868, 1874–1878, 1884–1886)
• Joseph Abraham Defayette (1868–1870)
• Antoine Bouthilier (1878–1880)
• Louis Césaire Sainte Marie (1880–1882)
• Louis Emery Grégoire (1882–1884, 1890–1896)
• Chrystophe Legault (1886–1890)
• Isaïe Polydore Bourdeau (1896–1900)
• Joseph Patenaude (1900–1906)
• Gilbert Mallette (1906–1907)
• Francois Urgel Goyette (1907–1913)
• Victor Ernest Ste Marie (1913–1916)
• Charles Dieudonné Emmanuël Dupras (1916–1917)
• Napoleon Doré (1917–1919)
• Joseph Artias Jodoin (1919–1921)
• Joseph Arthur Lazure (1921–1923)
• Armand Beaulieu (1923–1925)
• Joseph Adrien Ste Marie (1925–1927, 1930–1931)
• Antonio Mallette (1927–1930)
• Joseph Jean Baptiste Elzear Jodoin (1931–1933)
• Joseph Philorum Delphis Doray (1933–1937)
• Raoul Vinet (1937–1942)
• Zotique Beaulieu (1942–1945)
• Edgar Viau (1945–1949)
• Ovila Yelle (1949–1951)
• René Vincent (1951–1953)
• Roméo Gervais (1953–1955)
• Joseph, Arsène Omer Lazure (1955–1962)
• Floriant Victor Lazure (1962–1965)
• Fernand Byette (1965–1969)
• Fridolin Beaulieu (1969–1975)
• Joseph Louis Philippe Valmore Sénécal (1975–1977)
• Armand Miller (1977–1984)
• Jean Guy Brais (1984–1986)
• Jean Marie Lapointe (1986–1989)
• Réjean Beaulieu (1989–1997, 2004–2013, 2017–2021)
• Jean Pierre McKenzie (1997–2004)
• Francine Daigle (2013–2017)
• Alain Brault (2021–2022)
• Lucien Thibault (2022–present)^[13]

See also

• Châteauguay River
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 326277". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Urbain-Premier". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. "Saint-Urbain-Premier, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
5. "Histoire et patrimoine". www.saint-urbain-premier.com. Municipalité de Saint-Urbain-Premier. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
12. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Urbain-Premier (municipalité) 1.7.1855 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
13. Paula Dayan-Perez (4 November 2022). "Un nouveau maire à Saint-Urbain-Premier". www.cybersoleil.com (in French). Le Soleil de Châteauguay. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Urbain-Premier at Wikimedia Commons