# Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec

Saint-Chrysostome (French pronunciation:) 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.

## Geography
### Communities

In addition to the namesake main population centre, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
* Aubrey (45°08′35″N 73°47′29″W﻿ / ﻿45.14306°N 73.79139°W﻿ / 45.14306; -73.79139﻿ (Aubrey, Saint-Chrysostome, QC)) – a hamlet located on the west shore of Rivière-des-Anglais.

### Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
* Rivière des Anglais – flows in a south-north direction.
* Rivière Noire (Mouth 45°06′01″N 73°45′49″W﻿ / ﻿45.10028°N 73.76361°W﻿ / 45.10028; -73.76361﻿ (Rivière Noire, Saint-Chrysostome, QC)) – tributary of Rivière des Anglais.

## History

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).
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).
On September 29, 1999, the Village Municipality of Saint-Chrysostome and the Parish Municipality Saint-Jean-Chrysostome were merged to form the current municipality.

## Demographics
### Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1976 | 2,485 | — |
| 1981 | 2,541 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,441 | −3.9% |
| 1991 | 2,601 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 2,587 | −0.5% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 2,590 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,584 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,522 | −2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,645 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,582 | −2.4% |
Population amounts prior to 1999 are total of Saint-Chrysostome (village) and Saint-Jean-Chrysostome (parish). Source: Statistics Canada :

### Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec :
| Census | Total | French | French | French | English | English | English | French & English | French & English | French & English | Other | Other | Other |
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
| 2011 | 2,515 | 2,270 | 3.0% | 90.26% | 180 | 0.0% | 7.16% | 30 | 200.0% | 1.19% | 35 | 30.0% | 1.39% |
| 2006 | 2,580 | 2,340 | 1.1% | 90.70% | 180 | 2.9% | 6.98% | 10 | 0.0% | 0.39% | 50 | 42.9% | 1.94% |
| 2001 | 2,585 | 2,365 | 0.2% | 91.49% | 175 | 6.1% | 6.77% | 10 | n/a% | 0.39% | 35 | 250.0% | 1.35% |
| 1996+ | 2,545 | 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). |||||||||||||||||||

## Local government

List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:
* Gilles Bigras (2000–2009)
* Jocelyne Lefort (2009–2013)
* Gilles Dagenais (2013–2021)
* Steve Laberge (2021–present)