Ormstown, Quebec
| Ormstown | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM. |
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 Ormstown
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| Coordinates: 45°08′N 74°00′W / 45.133°N 74.000°WCoordinates: 45°08′N 74°00′W / 45.133°N 74.000°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | January 26, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chrystian Soucy |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.50 km2 (55.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 142.19 km2 (54.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,595 |
| • Density | 25.3/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,516 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 138 Route 201
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| Website | www |
Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Chateauguay River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,595 of which Francophones comprise about 65%.
Ormstown has two elementary schools, one high school (Chateauguay Valley Regional), and two adult education facilities, several restaurants and churches. Ormstown is also well known for its numerous antique dealers and unique gift shops. There is a park north of the centre of town which is home to Ormstown Beach, an urban legend created and memorialized in the 1970s with "I've been to Ormstown Beach" bumper stickers. It is a popular summer activity to cycle along the Chateauguay River. The town has traces of an old dam, which was once the source of power for the mill. People living outside the town only gained access to electricity following World War II.
Ormstown will be the host of the 34th Quebec 4-H Rally, happening the first weekend of July. 4-H members from across the province will visit the area with their projects that consist of cattle, horses, handicrafts, public speaking and more.
In the 1950s, Ormstown became the site of a significant microwave radio relay station, part of the Trans Canada Telephone System. Initially, the system passed through the major cities of Canada via towers located on top of downtown telephone buildings. Subsequently, concerns were expressed that a disaster affecting any of those city cores, such as a war or uprising, would result in an interruption of the continuity of the transcontinental communications system. The solution was to locate a "bypass" microwave site outside each of those cities with links to the east and west, as well as a short link into the city. The Ormstown facility was the bypass point for Montreal, but had further significance as it also included a link to the AT&T Long Lines TD2 microwave system in the United States.
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