Sainte-Catherine, Quebec
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Sainte-Catherine is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon.
[edit] History
Land occupied for more than three centuries, since the establishment of the Iroquois mission in 1676, it is only in 1937 that the founding of la paroisse de Sainte-Catherine de Laprairie really marks a territorial organization. In 1973, a demographic boom finally granted the status of town to the village. In 2006, according to the city's official site, there was 17 000 inhabitants in Ste-Catherine.
The inauguration of the H.-Mercier bridge, in 1934, and then of the Champlain bridge, in 1962, greatly boosted the local economy.
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 15,953
- % Change (1996-2001): 16.2
- Dwellings: 5,891
- Area (km²): 10.19
- Density (persons per km²): 1565.6
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 14,915 | 93.22% |
| English only | 485 | 3.03% |
| Both English and French | 100 | 0.63% |
| Other languages | 505 | 3.16% |
[edit] Famous natives
- Guillaume Latendresse, NHL player
| North: St. Lawrence River | ||
| West: Kahnawake Mohawk Territory |
Sainte-Catherine | East: Delson |
| South: Saint-Constant |
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