Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border.
Saint-Armand | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM | |
  St-Armand Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′N 73°03′W / 45.033°N 73.050°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | February 3, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Caroline Rosetti |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.00 km2 (32.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.88 km2 (32.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 1,248 |
| • Density | 15.1/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.0% |
| • Dwellings | 671 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 |
| Highways |  R-133 |
| Website | www |
The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.[1]
Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships.[5] Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the Skirmish at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion.[6]
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[7]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,248 | 7.0%
|
| 2006 | 1,166 |  7.7%
|
| 2001 | 1,263 | 2.2%
|
| Merger | 1,292 (+) | 19.0%
|
| 1996 | 1,047 | 2.3%
|
| 1991 | 1,023 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.
Language
editMother tongue language (2006)[8]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 595 | 51.96% |
| English only | 395 | 34.50% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other languages | 155 | 13.54% |
In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.[9]
Notable people
edit- Polly Barber
- Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), writer
- Langley Frank Willard Smith - WW1 flying ace
See also
edit- History of Quebec
- List of anglophone communities in Quebec
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Nigger Rock – a cemetery of free and enslaved black people
References
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 282909". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Armand
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
- ^ Montgomery, George H. (1950). Missisquoi Bay (Philipsburg, Que.) (PDF). Granby, Que.: Granby Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Moore's Corner Battle in 1837". First Report of the Transactions of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. St. John's, P. Q.: Missisquoi County Historical Society: 67–73. OCLC 18233814.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
- ^ Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
