Lingwick is a township of about 500 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Lingwick | |
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 Sainte-Marguerite Church | |
 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
  Lingwick Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′N 71°20′W / 45.58°N 71.33°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Gladu |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 243.01 km2 (93.83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 456 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.5% |
| • Dwellings | 334 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-108  R-214  R-257 |
| Website | www |
It incorporates the former villages of Gould and Sainte-Marguerite.[4]
Demographics
editPopulation
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lingwick had a population of 456 living in 222 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 428. With a land area of 243.01 km2 (93.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36149". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Lingwick, Canton (Municipalité de)". 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Lingwick (Township) - Haut-Saint-François - Eastern Townships (Quebec)". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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