Lennoxville

Lennoxville
Borough
Borough of Sherbrooke
Corner of Queen and College streets in downtown Lennoxville
Coordinates: 45°21′58″N 71°51′22″W / 45.36611°N 71.85611°W / 45.36611; -71.85611
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Sherbrooke
Incorporated	1871
Merged	January 1, 2002
Government
• City councillor	David Price
• Borough councillors	Linda Boulanger
Area
• Total	27.81 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	5,792
• Density	208.27/km2 (539.4/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	819
Website	Borough of Lennoxville

Lennoxville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately five kilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke.

Lennoxville had previously existed as an independent city until Jan. 1, 2002, when the city of Lennoxville, along with several other formerly independent towns and cities in the region, were merged with the city of Sherbrooke. A demerger referendum held on June 20, 2004 failed to attract the required majority of votes to reestablish Lennoxville as an independent city.

Lennoxville was first settled in 1819, although the Mallory family began farming at the edge of the eventual town limits in 1804. Its name was taken from Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, who was then Governor General of Canada. Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, lived in Lennoxville after being imprisoned for treason following the war.

The city's war memorial is located at 150 Queen Street. Of note is a brass plaque naming Daniel Bolduc a Canadian citizen who was killed in Vietnam while serving in the US Army in 1969.

The borough is represented by one councillor on Sherbrooke City Council, and two councillors who serve on the local borough council but not on the full city council.

Historically, as with most of the Eastern Townships, Lennoxville originated as a predominantly anglophone community with initially small. Today the population is almost evenly split between anglophones and francophones with francophones making up a plurality among native speakers (35.3%) whereas English is the language most spoken at home. Of the various districts in Sherbrooke (which itself began as an anglophone community but has since transformed into a city where French is the dominant language), Lennoxville has the largest proportion of English speakers remaining. Lennoxville is designated as a bilingual borough and municipal services are provided in both English and French.