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Sainte-Marie, Quebec
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as of 2021. It is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) south-east of Quebec City, on the Chaudière River.

History

The seigneurie of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was granted to Thomas-Jacques Taschereau in 1736. He chose the name in honour of his wife, Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière. The religious parish was founded in 1737 and the municipality in 1845.

The territory of Sainte-Marie was divided on several occasions, as population increased, in order to found neighbouring communities: Saint-Bernard, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Maxime-de-Scott (now Scott), Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Sylvestre, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Séverin, Saints-Anges, and Vallée-Jonction.

In 1913, the territory was split again, following the detachment of the village (urban part of the territory) from the parish municipality (rural part). In 1958, the village was constituted as a city and in 1959, Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was renamed as Sainte-Marie. In 1978, the city and the parish municipality governments amalgamated.

Demographics

Historical census population counts
YearPop.±%
1921 1,311—    
1931 1,598+21.9%
1941 1,736+8.6%
1951 2,431+40.0%
1956 3,094+27.3%
1961 3,662+18.4%
1966 4,192+14.5%
1971 4,307+2.7%
1976 4,462+3.6%
1981* 8,936+100.3%
1986 9,536+6.7%
1991 10,542+10.5%
1996 10,966+4.0%
2001 11,320+3.2%
2006 11,584+2.3%
2011 12,889+11.3%
2016 13,565+5.2%
2021 13,134−3.2%
(*) The Town of Sainte-Marie annexed the Parish of Sainte-Marie.

Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marie had a population of 13,134 living in 5,500 of its 5,630 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 13,565. With a land area of 107.55 km (41.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 122.1/km (316.3/sq mi) in 2021.

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