Hemmingford | |
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Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°35′W / 45.083°N 73.583°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Les Jardins-de-Napierville |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul Viau |
• Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
• Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 158.10 km2 (61.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 157.36 km2 (60.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 1,747 |
• Density | 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 823 |
Demonym | Hemmingfordien |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Geocode | 68015 |
Website | www |
Hemmingford is a township municipality in south-west Quebec, founded in 1799. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,747. The township completely surrounds the Village of Hemmingford. The two entities (village and township) are locally referred to collectively as Hemmingford. The two share many things, such as the cost of the volunteer fire department, and both hold their councils and offices in the same building in the village.
After creation in 1855, the territory of the township was successively partitioned in 1857, 1863 and 1878 to form to the new municipalities of Franklin, Havelock and the Village of Hemmingford respectively.[5]
The township of Hemmingford is located due south of Montreal in the Jardins-de-Napierville in the Montérégie region, in the south-east corner of the former Huntingdon County. It sits between what was the Seigniory of Beauharnois and Seigniory of Lacolle. Prior to its survey in 1792 and 1793, the Township was called "Waste lands". Since the mid 1800's Hemmingford has been known as being part of one of the main apple producing regions in Quebec.
The township borders the townships of Havelock, St-Chrysostome, St-Clotilde, Sherrington, and St-Bernard-de-Lacolle. Its southern border is the Canada–United States border with Clinton County, in New York State.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 1,693 | — |
1996 | 1,748 | +3.2% |
2001 | 1,703 | −2.6% |
2006 | 1,763 | +3.5% |
2011 | 1,747 | −0.9% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hemmingford had a population of 1,995 living in 821 of its 899 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 1,900. With a land area of 157.22 km2 (60.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.7/km2 (32.9/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,995 (+5.0% from 2016) | 1,747 (-0.9% from 2006) |
Land area | 157.22 km2 (60.70 sq mi) | 157.36 km2 (60.76 sq mi) |
Population density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) | 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Median age | 50.4 (M: 51.2, F: 49.6) | 49.3 (M: 49.0, F: 49.6) |
Private dwellings | 899 (total) 821 (occupied) | 823 (total) |
Median household income | $75,000 | $53,743 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hemmingford (township), Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,725
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925 | ![]() |
53.62% | 625 | ![]() |
36.23% | 35 | ![]() |
2.03% | 140 | ![]() |
8.12% | |||||
2006
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1,765
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860 | ![]() |
48.73% | 735 | ![]() |
41.64% | 25 | ![]() |
1.42% | 145 | ![]() |
8.21% | |||||
2001
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1,695
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775 | ![]() |
45.72% | 690 | ![]() |
40.71% | 65 | ![]() |
3.83% | 165 | ![]() |
9.73% | |||||
1996
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1,745
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980 | n/a | 56.16% | 655 | n/a | 37.54% | 10 | n/a | 0.57% | 100 | n/a | 5.73% |
Some of the local attractions include Parc Safari and Hemmingford Golf and Country Club. The town supports many commercial apple growers, as well as cideries and wineries which include; Cidrerie Du Minot, Domaine du Salamandre, le Chat Botté, Vignes des Bacchantes and Cidrerie C.E.Petch.