Saint-Philippe, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Philippe is a municipality
located in Roussillon Regional County Municipality
in the Montérégie
region of Quebec
, Canada
. The municipality was established on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 5,121.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in Roussillon Regional County Municipality
Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Roussillon is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada. The seat is in Saint-Constant, Quebec. The region's population was 149,996 in 2006.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Candiac**Châteauguay**Delson**La Prairie**Léry**Mercier...
in the Montérégie
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The municipality was established on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 5,121.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,121 | 31.6% |
| 2001 | 3,892 | 6.5% |
| 1996 | 3,656 | 2.4% |
| 1991 | 3,572 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 4,855 | 94.92% |
| English only | 185 | 3.62% |
| Both English and French | 40 | 0.78% |
| Other languages | 35 | 0.68% |