Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare

In 1803, the geographic township of Kildare was proclaimed, named after Kildare, Ireland. At the time, the land was granted as title deeds or as payment for professional services. For example, the Lord of Lavaltrie entrusted the central portion to Mr. Vondevelden to pay for his surveying fees. As for the northern portion, Major Beauchamp Colclough, Crown Commissioner and Land Agent, granted land to English soldiers in 1822. He intended to establish the Town of Kildare, but his dismissal delayed the development of the place.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/recherche.aspx?no_seq=55566 |title=Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare (Municipalité de paroisse) |accessdate=2009-10-07 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}{{cite web |url=http://www.saintambroise.ca/index.jsp?p=63 |title=Petite Histoire de Saint-Ambroise |accessdate=2009-10-07 |publisher=Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare |language=French}}

The first inhabitants came from Saint-Paul, Saint-Elizabeth, Lanoraie, and Berthier. Among the early settlers were also many Irish families, who cleared much land, built an English school, built a chapel, and a Protestant cemetery.

In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Jacques-de-Kildare was founded, which was renamed a year later to Saint-Philippe-de-Kildare. It was renamed again to its present name in 1839 since the Anglican, Methodist, and Catholic pioneers all had a devotion to St. Ambrose of Milan.

In 1847, the municipality was first incorporated but was soon abolished. In 1855, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare was formed, with Charles Laporte as first mayor and D. Maigret as first treasury-secretary.{{cite web |url=http://www.saintambroise.ca/index.jsp?p=63 |title=Historique |accessdate=2009-10-07 |publisher=Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare |language=French}}

In 1956, the parish municipality lost part of its territory when the Municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare was formed.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/recherche.aspx?no_seq=56262 |title=Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare (Municipalité) |accessdate=2009-10-07 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}

On December 6, 2014, Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare changed from parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.{{cite journal|title=Modifications aux municipalités du Québec|journal=Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec |date=December 2014|url=http://www.bdso.gouv.qc.ca/docs-ken/multimedia/PB01600FR_Modif_mun2014M12.pdf|publisher=Institut de la statistique du Québec|issn=1715-6408}}

{{Canada census

|2021_population=4,090 | 2021_pop_delta=+6.1 | 2021_land_area=67.73 | 2021_pop_density=60.4

|2021_median_age=42.8 | 2021_median_age_m=42.0 | 2021_median_age_f=43.6

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=1,749 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=1,694 | 2021_mean_hh_income=78,000 | 2021_access_date=2024-06-17

|2016_population=3,856 | 2016_pop_delta=+2.9 | 2016_land_area=67.72 | 2016_pop_density=56.9

|2016_median_age=42.5 | 2016_median_age_m=42.2 | 2016_median_age_f=42.9

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=1,631 |2016_mean_hh_income=64,307 | 2016_access_date=2022-06-08

|2011_population=3,747 | 2011_pop_delta=+7.3 | 2011_land_area=67.72 | 2011_pop_density=55.3

|2011_median_age=42.1 | 2011_median_age_m=41.5 | 2011_median_age_f=42.5

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=1,530 | 2011_mean_hh_income=55,549 | 2011_access_date=2022-06-08

|2006_population=3,491 | 2006_pop_delta=+3.2 | 2006_land_area=67.72 | 2006_pop_density=51.6

|2006_median_age=41.0 | 2006_median_age_m=40.8 | 2006_median_age_f=41.2

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=1,392 | 2006_mean_hh_income=46,791 | 2006_access_date=2022-06-08

|2001_population=3,383 | 2001_pop_delta=-0.7 | 2001_land_area=67.72 | 2001_pop_density=50.0

|2001_median_age=37.7 | 2001_median_age_m=37.4 | 2001_median_age_f=38.0

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=1,284 | 2001_mean_hh_income=20,215 | 2001_access_date=2022-06-08

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{{Historical populations

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| 1921 |1459

| 1931 |1584

| 1941 |1602

| 1951 |1683

| 1956 |1419

| 1961 |1422

| 1966 |1602

| 1971 |1798

| 1976 |2044

| 1981 |2502

| 1986 |2731

| 1991 |3136

| 1996 |3406

| 2001 |3383

| 2006 |3491

| 2011 |3747

| 2016 |3856

| 2021 |4090

|footnote = Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.

|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}

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Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 0.7%
• French as first language: 98.1%
• English and French as first language: 0.5%
• Other as first language: 0.7%

Average income per family is $56,807. 88.20% of residents are home owners, whereas 11.8% of residents are renters. The major sectors of employment are: agriculture, sales/service/retail commerce, transportation, health care, and financial institutions.{{cite web |url=http://www.saintambroise.ca/index.jsp?p=18 |title=Socio économique |accessdate=2009-10-07 |publisher=Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare |language=French}}

File:Église Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare.jpg

The French-Canadian soap opera TV series Terre Humaine was filmed in the municipality and set in the parish of Sainte-Marie des Anges, a fictional recreation of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare.

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Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools, including:

• École Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix"[http://www.cssamares.qc.ca/?page=ecoleinfo&type=1&no=085 Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix]." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
• Joliette High School in Joliette"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.

Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare doesn't have any notable sporting facility. Most activity are therefore practiced in nearby Saint-Charles-Borromée.

• Aimé Pelletier (1914-2010), Montreal-based surgeon, who developed a parallel career as a well-known Quebec novelist, under the pen name of Bertrand Vac.Philip Fine, [http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20101013.OBPELLETIER1013ATL/BDAStory/BDA/deaths Montreal surgeon led parallel life as writer]. The Globe and Mail, October 13, 2010; www.theglobeandmail.com

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| East = Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

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