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Hinchinbrooke
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM.
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM.
Hinchinbrooke is located in Southern Quebec
Hinchinbrooke
Hinchinbrooke
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°W / 45.050; -74.100Coordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°W / 45.050; -74.100
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government
 • Mayor Normand Crete
 • Federal riding Beauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. riding Huntingdon
Area
 • Total 150.20 km2 (57.99 sq mi)
 • Land 149.30 km2 (57.65 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 2,103
 • Density 14.1/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Decrease 6.2%
 • Dwellings 1,186
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0S 1A0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 202

Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southern Quebec, in the Châteauguay Valley, in the MRC de Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,242.

Since the 1980 dissolution of Huntingdon County, Hinchinbrooke is within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality.

The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border.

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:

The primary industries in Hinchinbrooke are agriculture, with dairy cattle and apple farming being the most prevalent sub-sectors.

Sir William Hales Hingston, physician and mayor of Montreal from 1875 to 1877, was born in Hinchinbrooke.




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