Hemmingford is a village municipality located in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality of southern Quebec. The population as of 2021 was 829.
Hemmingford | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.PNG) Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM | |
  Hemmingford Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 73°35′W / 45.050°N 73.583°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Jardins-de-Napierville |
| Constituted | January 1, 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Drew Somerville |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 829 |
| • Density | 775.6/km2 (2,009/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  9.8% |
| • Dwellings | 403 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-202  R-219 |
| Census profile | 2468010[4] |
| MAMROT info | 68010[5] |
| Toponymie info | 28437[1] |
| Website | www |
It was founded in 1878 by the division of the Township of Hemmingford creating two separate entities: the Township and the Village of Hemmingford. Both municipalities are locally referred to collectively as Hemmingford. The two share many things, such as the cost of the volunteer fire department and both hold their councils and offices in the same building in the village.
The village of Hemmingford is surrounded by the Township of Hemmingford. The centre of the village is at the intersection of Route 219 and Route 202.
The postal code for both the town and village of Hemmingford is J0L 1H0.
History edit
One of the earliest inhabitants of the place was Frederick Scriver, a Loyalist who settled there around 1800. Consequently, the place was known for nearly 30 years as Scriver Corners.[1]
On January 1, 1878, the Village Municipality of Hemmingford was founded when it separated from the township.[6] It took the name of the surrounding township, which in turn was named after Hemingford Abbots, in Huntingdonshire, England.[1]
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hemmingford had a population of 829 living in 379 of its 403 total private dwellings, a change of 9.8% from its 2016 population of 755. With a land area of 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 774.8/km2 (2,006.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 829 (+9.8% from 2016) | 755 (-6.6% from 2011) | 808 (+6.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) | 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Population density | 775.6/km2 (2,009/sq mi) | 826.7/km2 (2,141/sq mi) | 783.2/km2 (2,028/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 46.4) | 45.1 (M: 45.9, F: 43.7) | 44.8 (M: 44.4, F: 45.0) |
| Private dwellings | 403 (total) 379 (occupied) | 350 (total) | 383 (total) |
| Median household income | $61,200 | $47,360 | $44,042 |
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| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hemmingford (village), Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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810
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355 |  6.6%
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43.83% | 395 | 25.4%
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48.76% | 20 |  0.0%
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2.47% | 40 | 0.0%
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4.94% | |||||
2006
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755
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380 | 13.4%
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50.33% | 315 | 8.7%
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41.72% | 20 | n/a%
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2.65% | 40 | 14.3%
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5.30% | |||||
2001
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715
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335 | 25.6%
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46.85% | 345 | 21.1%
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48.25% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 35 | n/a%
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4.90% | |||||
1996
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745
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450 | n/a | 60.40% | 285 | n/a | 38.26% | 10 | n/a | 1.34% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Local government edit
List of former mayors:[6]
- Robert Wood (1878–1881)
- William Ray (1881–1890)
- John F. Scriver (1890–1907)
- Robert W. Blair (1907–1909, 1917–1925, 1927–1928)
- George William Keddy (1909–1912)
- James Mc Canse (1912–1917)
- Thomas George Mc Clatchie (1925–1927, 1928–1931)
- Wilfrid Lacasse (1931–1941)
- Léo Fortin (1941–1965)
- Joseph Walter Bernard Smith (1965–1967)
- Henry Alister Darby Somerville (1967–1973)
- Maurice Patenaude (1973–1993)
- Mario Fortin (1993–1997)
- Claude Mailloux (1997–2001)
- Andrew Merlin Somerville (2001–present)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 28437". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 68010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ a b c "Hemmingford, Quebec (village) (Code 2468010) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Hemmingford, Quebec (village) (Code 2468010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 68010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Hemmingford (village) 1.1.1878 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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