Hinchinbrooke | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°WCoordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°W | |
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 | 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.