Saint-Colomban | |
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 Saint-Colomban in winter | |
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 Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM | |
  St-Colomban Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°44′N74°08′W / 45.73°N 74.13°W /45.73; -74.13[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Xavier-Antoine Lalande |
| • Federal riding | Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
| • Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.00 km2 (36.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 92.71 km2 (35.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 17,740 |
| • Density | 191.4/km2 (496/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  10.7% |
| • Dwellings | 6,807 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Saint-Colomban (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃kɔlɔ̃bɑ̃]ⓘ) is a city in the regional county municipality ofLa Rivière-du-Nord inQuébec,Canada. It is situated in theLaurentides region of Québec and was named in honour ofSaint Columbanus.
The pioneer responsible for developing the village was the priest John Falvey, who constructed the parish and preached to the first parishioners.
Saint-Colomban was also the birthplace of Mr. JusticeEmmett Hall, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada widely considered to be one of the fathers of Medicare.
The first European settlers arrived in Saint-Colomban in 1819 and the municipality of Saint-Colomban was officially founded in 1855. In 1857, part of Saint-Colomban was amputated to create the municipality of Saint-Canut (now part of Mirabel).
In 2009 Saint-Colomban's status was changed from a parish municipality to a regular municipality. One year later, in 2010, Saint-Colomban gained city status.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1861 | 896 | — |
| 1871 | 676 | −24.6% |
| 1881 | 590 | −12.7% |
| 1891 | 395 | −33.1% |
| 1901 | 324 | −18.0% |
| 1911 | 291 | −10.2% |
| 1921 | 297 | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 243 | −18.2% |
| 1941 | 294 | +21.0% |
| 1951 | 320 | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 298 | −6.9% |
| 1961 | 301 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 445 | +47.8% |
| 1971 | 1,069 | +140.2% |
| 1976 | 1,762 | +64.8% |
| 1981 | 2,279 | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 2,684 | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 3,638 | +35.5% |
| 1996 | 5,569 | +53.1% |
| 2001 | 7,520 | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 10,136 | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 13,080 | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 16,019 | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 17,740 | +10.7% |
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Saint-Colomban had a population of17,740 living in6,632 of its6,807 total private dwellings, a change of10.7% from its 2016 population of16,019. With a land area of 92.71 km2 (35.80 sq mi), it had a population density of191.3/km2 (495.6/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
TheCommission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[6]
TheSir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:
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