Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after the town of the same name in England.
Warwick | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location within Arthabaska RCM | |
  Warwick Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 71°59′W / 45.950°N 71.983°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Arthabaska |
| Constituted | March 15, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Scalzo |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Drummond–Bois-Francs |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,766 |
| • Density | 43.3/km2 (112/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.8% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-116 |
| Website | www |
Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville.[4] Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds).[5]
It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors.
Warwick is located on Route 116.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warwick had a population of 4,729 living in 2,063 of its 2,136 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 4,635. With a land area of 109.6 km2 (42.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.1/km2 (111.8/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Government
editPolitical representation
edit| Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11% | 281 | 48% | 1,221 | 30% | 746 | 5% | 115 | 0% | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14% | 351 | 50% | 1,254 | 25% | 617 | 5% | 131 | 5% | 124 | |
| Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 58% | 1,432 | 14% | 339 | 13% | 330 | 11% | 259 | |
| 2014 | 45% | 1,142 | 29% | 732 | 5% | 134 | 19% | 474 | |
Federally, Warwick is part of the federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Alain Rayes of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Warwick in the House of Commons of Canada.
Provincially it is part of the riding of Drummond–Bois-Francs. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Sébastien Schneeberger, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Warwick in the National Assembly of Quebec.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 66652". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39077". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Warwick, Quebec (Code 2439077) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Le Festival de fromages de Warwick déménagerait à Victoriaville… | La Terre de Chez Nous". La Terre de Chez Nous (in French). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ Adam, L. G. (2014). "OFF DUTY --- adventure & travel -- in search of: Quebec's baddest poutine --- for the richest, runniest, gut-busting-est combo of fries, cheese and gravy, head to its canadian birthplace". Wall Street Journal. May 03.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Warwick, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- City of Warwick (in French)
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