Godmanchester, Quebec
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| Township municipality | |
Neo-Tudor style Customs Building of Godmanchester, built in 1933
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM |
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 Godmanchester
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| Coordinates: 45°05′N 74°15′W / 45.08°N 74.25°WCoordinates: 45°05′N 74°15′W / 45.08°N 74.25°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Godmanchester |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Poirier |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.20 km2 (53.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 138.78 km2 (53.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,417 |
| • Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 604 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 138 Route 202
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Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,417. The southeast part of the township is mostly delineated by the Chateauguay River, while the south end borders with Franklin County, New York.
It was named after Godmanchester, England in 1811.
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:
Several other smaller streams and waterways also exist throughout the municipality.
The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.
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