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Hinchinbrooke, Quebec
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hinchinbrooke |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Athelstan QC.JPG |
| image_caption | Athelstan |
| image_map | Hinchinbrooke Quebec location diagram.PNG |
| map_caption | Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM |
| pushpin_map | Canada Southern Quebec |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in southern Quebec |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| 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 | July 1, 1855 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Mark Wallace |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Salaberry—Suroît |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Huntingdon |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 149.66 |
| area_land_km2 | 148.36 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2187 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 14.7 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop (2016-21) |
| population_blank1 | 4.0% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 1177 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | J0S 1A0 |
| area_codes | 450 and 579 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| website |
Hinchinbrooke (or Hinchinbrook until 1993) is a rural community in southern Quebec, Canada, in the Châteauguay Valley, in the MRC de Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 2,187.
History
Its first settlers were Irish who arrived around 1820. The parish was called Saint-Patrice-de-Hinchin(g)brook(e), or in English St. Patrick Hinchinbrook, named after an ancient country estate in Huntingdon, England (but without the "g" since it was not pronounced). In 1845, the Township Municipality of Hinchinbrooke was founded, but merged into the Municipality of Beauharnois Number Two on September 1, 1847 (along with Dundee, Hemmingford, Godmanchester, St. Anicet, Russeltown, and Ormstown). It was reestablished on July 1, 1855.
Since the 1980 dissolution of Huntingdon County, Hinchinbrooke is within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality.
Long written as Hinchinbrook, the spelling was officially corrected to Hinchinbrooke in 1993. On November 5, 2011, the township municipality changed statutes and became a regular municipality.
Geography
The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border. It is one of the two southernmost communities in Quebec, along with Elgin, with their tripoint with New York on the Châteauguay River being the southernmost point in the province.
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
- Athelstan () – a hamlet situated on the western border with Elgin.
- Brooklet () – a hamlet situated in the southeast.
- Herdman () – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 202 in the south.
- Parc Davignon () – a cottage community along the US border.
- Powerscourt () – a hamlet situated on the southwest border with Elgin.
- Rockburn () – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 202 in the southeast.
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
- Lac Moonlight () – a small lake in the southwest.
- Châteauguay River – runs along the municipality's western boundary.
- Rivière Hinchinbrooke ()
- Rivière aux Outardes
Climate
|Jan record high C = 17.5 |Feb record high C = 18.0 |Mar record high C = 24.5 |Apr record high C = 31.5 |May record high C = 35.0 |Jun record high C = 34.0 |Jul record high C = 34.4 |Aug record high C = 36.1 |Sep record high C = 34.0 |Oct record high C = 28.9 |Nov record high C = 23.3 |Dec record high C = 20.0 |Jan record low C = -36.7 |Feb record low C = -37.2 |Mar record low C = -29.5 |Apr record low C = -14.0 |May record low C = -3.9 |Jun record low C = -0.5 |Jul record low C = 4.0 |Aug record low C = 1.7 |Sep record low C = -4.5 |Oct record low C = -7.8 |Nov record low C = -19.4 |Dec record low C = -35.0
Demographics
Population
| 1861 |2725 | 1871 |2441 | 1881 |2334 | 1891 |2209 | 1901 |2018 | 1911 |1740 | 1921 |1647 | 1931 |1658 | 1941 |1619 | 1951 |1726 | 1956 |1634 | 1961 |1639 | 1966 |1742 | 1971 |1911 | 1976 |1871 | 1981 |2052 | 1986 |2225 | 1991 |2392 | 1996 |2407 | 2001 |2380 | 2006 |2369 | 2011 |2242 | 2016 |2103 | 2021 |2187
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hinchinbrooke, Quebec | Census | Total | Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 955 | 4.4% | 43.6% | 1,065 | 1,9% | 48.6% | 60 | 50.0% | 2.7% | 90 | |||||||
| 915 | 2.7% | 43.6% | 1,045 | 8.7% | 49.8% | 40 | 14.3% | 1.9% | 90 | |||||||
| 940 | 10.9% | 42.2% | 1,145 | 7.5% | 51.4% | 35 | 75.0% | 1.6% | 110 | |||||||
| 1,055 | 7.0% | 44.7% | 1,065 | 0.0% | 45.1% | 20 | 55.6% | 0.9% | 220 | |||||||
| 1,135 | 29.0% | 47.9% | 1,065 | 21.4% | 44.9% | 45 | 28.6% | 1.9% | 125 | |||||||
| 880 | n/a | 36.8% | 1,355 | n/a | 56.7% | 35 | n/a | 1.5% | 120 |
Economy
The primary industries in Hinchinbrooke are agriculture, with dairy cattle and apple farming being the most prevalent sub-sectors.
Attractions
The Powerscourt Covered Bridge over the Châteauguay River was originally built in 1861, and is now a National Historic Site of Canada.
Government
List of former mayors:
- Normand Crête (...–2013)
- Carolyn Cameron (2013–2021)
- Mark Wallace (2021–present)
Notable people
Sir William Hales Hingston, physician and mayor of Montreal from 1875 to 1877, was born in Hinchinbrooke.
References
References
- {{mamrot. 69045
- {{CanRiding
- {{SCref. (2021)
- "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Hinchinbrooke (municipalité) 1.7.1845 - 1.9.1847 * 1.7.1855 - ...". Institut généalogique Drouin.
- Environment Canada – [https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProx&txtRadius=200&selCity=&selPark=&optProxType=custom&txtCentralLatDeg=45&txtCentralLatMin=03&txtCentralLatSec=00&txtCentralLongDeg=74&txtCentralLongMin=06&txtCentralLongSec=00&txtLatDecDeg=&txtLongDecDeg=&stnID=5429&dispBack=0 Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010], accessed 15 October 2024
- [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census. 2021]] census
- "Powerscourt Covered Bridge National Historic Site of Canada". Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) - Parks Canada.
- {{toponymie. 273739
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