Westmount
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Upper Westmount and Westmount Summit seen from King George Park.
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| Motto: Robur meum civium fides (Latin) (My strength is the faithfulness of my citizens) |
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 Location on the Island of Montreal. (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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| Coordinates: 45°29′N 73°36′W / 45.483°N 73.600°WCoordinates: 45°29′N 73°36′W / 45.483°N 73.600°W | ||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montreal | |
| RCM | None | |
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 | |
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| • Mayor | Peter F. Trent | |
| • Federal riding | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | |
| • Prov. riding | Westmount–Saint-Louis | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.00 km2 (1.54 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
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| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 19,931 | |
| • Density | 4,952.8/km2 (12,828/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.7% |
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| • Dwellings | 9,452 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | H3Y and H3Z | |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 | |
| Highways |
 Route 138
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| Website | www |
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Westmount is an affluent suburb on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is an enclave of the city of Montreal, with a population of 19,931 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public library and a number of parks, including Westmount Park, King George Park (also known as Murray Hill Park) and Westmount Summit. The city operates its own electricity distribution company Westmount Light & Power (Hydro-Westmount). The city is also the location of two Canadian Forces Primary Reserves: The Royal Montreal Regiment and 34th Signals Regiment.
Traditionally, the community of Westmount has been a wealthy and predominantly anglophone enclave, having been at one point the richest community in Canada. It now competes with the Vancouver neighborhoods of Shaughnessy, and Kerrisdale, and the Toronto neighborhoods of Lawrence Park, Forest Hill, Rosedale, and The Bridle Path, for the title.
From the moment the first French colonists settled in the area in the middle of the seventeenth century, this area was known by several names including La Petite Montagne, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Côte-Saint-Antoine. A former farmhouse from this era, Hurtubise House, still stands and is currently under renovation.
The Village of Côte St-Antoine was first incorporated in 1874. It later became the Town of Côte St-Antoine.
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