| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.4667°N -89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rouville |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sylvain Casavant |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beloeil—Chambly |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Chambly |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 50.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 47.02 |
| Population Total: | 4544 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 96.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 0.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2022 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J3L 6Z5 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region on the Richelieu River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 4,544.
Population trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,544 | 0.3% | |
| 2016 | 4,531 | 1.9% | |
| 2011 | 4,618 | 2.5% | |
| 2006 | 4,506 | 8.6% | |
| 2001 | 4,149 | 3.4% | |
| 1996 | 4,014 | 13.0% | |
| 1991 | 3,553 | 15.9% | |
| 1986 | 3,065 | 4.6% | |
| 1981 | 2,929 | 49.0% | |
| 1976 | 1,966 | 18.3% | |
| 1971 | 1,662 | 14.0% | |
| 1966 | 1,458 | 38.2% | |
| 1961 | 1,055 | 4.2% | |
| 1956 | 1,012 | 0.9% | |
| 1951 | 1,003 | 46.2% | |
| 1941 | 686 | 3.9% | |
| 1931 | 660 | 10.2% | |
| 1921 | 735 | 1.8% | |
| 1911 | 722 | 9.9% | |
| 1901 | 657 | 9.4% | |
| 1891 | 725 | 15.0% | |
| 1881 | 853 | 9.2% | |
| 1871 | 939 | 48.7% | |
| 1861 | 1,829 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2021)[5]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 4,285 | 94.5% | |
| English only | 100 | 2.2% | |
| Both English and French | 45 | 1.0% | |
| Other languages | 90 | 2.0% |
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