Greenfield Park, Quebec
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| Borough of Longueuil | |||
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| Motto: Fortis Fortunam Superat (Latin for "Fortune Favours the Brave") |
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 Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. |
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 Greenfield Park
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| Coordinates: 45°29′31″N 73°29′13″W / 45.492°N 73.487°WCoordinates: 45°29′31″N 73°29′13″W / 45.492°N 73.487°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| City | Longueuil | ||
| Established | March 24, 1911 | ||
| Merger with Longueuil | January 1, 2002 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Brossard—Saint-Lambert |
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| Provincial | Laporte | ||
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| • Type | Borough | ||
| • President | Robert Myles (OGP) | ||
| • Federal MP(s) | Sherry Romanado (LPC) | ||
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Nicole Ménard (PLQ) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 16,969 | ||
| • Density | 3,550.0/km2 (9,194/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (2006-11) |
 0.6% |
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| • Dwellings | 7,452 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | J4V | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 | ||
| Access Routes |
 Route 134
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| Website | www.longueuil.ca | ||
Greenfield Park is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is currently a borough of the city of Longueuil. It covers an area of 4.78 square kilometres (1.85 sq mi), with a population of 16,969 at the 2011 census of Canada. Greenfield Park is the only borough of Longueuil that has an officially bilingual status. It is primarily a post-war suburban area. Like the other two boroughs, most of the buildings in Greenfield Park are single-family homes. Nearly all of the land in Greenfield Park is built on, making it Longueuil's most densely populated borough.
Greenfield Park is divided into two sections. The older section of the borough is to the west of Taschereau Boulevard near Saint-Lambert, LeMoyne and Brossard, while the newer section is to the east, near the Laflèche neighbourhood. Most of the Greenfield Park's businesses are located along Taschereau Boulevard, the south shore's most important commercial artery. The Charles LeMoyne Hospital, located on the Taschereau Boulevard, is the largest on the south shore.
Before becoming a town, the area known as Greenfield Park was land belonging to the Seigneury of Longueuil. It had been an agricultural area up until the end of the 19th century. Greenfield Park benefited from its proximity to neighbouring St. Lambert's rail line connected to the newly constructed Victoria Bridge, which was the only major rail link between Montreal and the South Shore. At the time, the bridge was the longest railway bridge in the world. Development had begun to spread into Greenfield Park, which merited the establishment of a town to provide services for the population.
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