Saint-Calixte, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Calixte is a municipality and town in the Lanaudière
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality
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), but abolished two years later.
In 1851, the Saint-Calixte Mission was formed, named after Pope Callixtus I
. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as the Township Municipality of Kilkenny, taking the name of the geographic township in which it is located (the township was formed in 1832 and named after a city and county in Ireland). A year later in 1856, the post office opened, bearing the name Saint-Calixte-de-Kilkenny since 1877. In 1954, the municipality was renamed to its current name.
The Lac Dodon meteorite
was found near the town in 1993.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2530 (total dwellings: 3504)
Mother tongue:
Lanaudière
Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Montcalm Regional County Municipality
Montcalm Regional County Municipality, Quebec
300px|rightMontcalm is a regional county municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. Its seat is Sainte-Julienne. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 42,558-Municipalities:* Saint-Calixte* Saint-Esprit* Saint-Jacques...
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History
In 1845, the place was first incorporated as the Municipality of Saint-Lin by separating from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin (now Saint-Lin-LaurentidesSaint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec
Saint-Lin-Laurentides is a small town in Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Montcalm. In the 2001 Canadian census, the town had a population of 12,384....
), but abolished two years later.
In 1851, the Saint-Calixte Mission was formed, named after Pope Callixtus I
Pope Callixtus I
Pope Saint Callixtus I or Callistus I was pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus...
. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as the Township Municipality of Kilkenny, taking the name of the geographic township in which it is located (the township was formed in 1832 and named after a city and county in Ireland). A year later in 1856, the post office opened, bearing the name Saint-Calixte-de-Kilkenny since 1877. In 1954, the municipality was renamed to its current name.
The Lac Dodon meteorite
Lac Dodon meteorite
Lac Dodon is an iron meteorite discovered by Roland Octerneau of Montreal on rural private property near Lac Dodon, Saint-Calixte, Quebec.The recovered fragment measures approximately 10cm x 5cm x 6cm...
was found near the town in 1993.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 5687 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.8 %)
- Population in 2001: 4912
- Population in 1996: 4681
- Population in 1991: 3869
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2530 (total dwellings: 3504)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 3 %
- French as first language: 94 %
- English and French as first language: 1 %
- Other as first language: 2 %