| Saint-Chrysostome | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.1°N -119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | September 29, 1999 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Steve Laberge |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Salaberry—Suroît |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Huntingdon |
| Area Total Km2: | 100.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 100.20 |
| Population Total: | 2582 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 25.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 2.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1184 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0S 1R0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Saint-Chrysostome is a municipality in south-west Quebec, Canada in the regional county municipality of Haut-Saint-Laurent in the Montérégie administrative region. The municipality was created by the amalgamation of Saint-Chrysostome village with the parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome on September 29, 1999. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 2,582.
In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
In 1800, the area was surveyed and assigned the name Russelltown, after Russell Ellice, son of Lord Alexander Ellice who then owned the Seignory of Beauharnois. 1n 1828, the first settlers began to arrive.
In 1843, the parish of Saint-Jean-Chrysostome(-de-Russelltown), named in honour of John Chrysostom, was created when it separated from Sainte-Martine. In 1845, the Municipality of Russeltown was formed, but dissolved in 1847. In 1851, its post office opened. The municipality was reestablished on July 1, 1855, and changed name and status in August 1858 to become the Parish Municipality of Saint Jean Chrysostome (orthography was adjusted to include hyphens in 1969).[1]
In 1902, the main population centre split off from the parish municipality when it became the Village Municipality of Saint-Chrysostôme (spelled without circumflex since 1969).[2]
On September 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome and the Parish Municipality Saint-Jean-Chrysostome were merged to form the current municipality.
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 2,270 | 3.0% | 90.26% | 180 | 0.0% | 7.16% | 30 | 200.0% | 1.19% | 35 | 30.0% | 1.39% | ||||||||
| 2,340 | 1.1% | 90.70% | 180 | 2.9% | 6.98% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.39% | 50 | 42.9% | 1.94% | ||||||||
| 2,365 | 0.2% | 91.49% | 175 | 6.1% | 6.77% | 10 | n/a% | 0.39% | 35 | 250.0% | 1.35% | ||||||||
| 2,370 | n/a | 93.12% | 165 | n/a | 6.48% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 10 | n/a | 0.39% | ||||||||
| Notes: (+) Pre-merger combined population totals for Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish). | |||||||||||||||||||
List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:[3]