Frelighsburg, Quebec
| Frelighsburg | |
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| Municipality | |
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The Freligh Mill on Pike River | |
 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
  Frelighsburg Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 72°50′W / 45.050°N 72.833°WCoordinates: 45°03′N 72°50′W / 45.050°N 72.833°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | September 28, 1985 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Ducharme |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 124.60 km2 (48.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 123.72 km2 (47.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,094 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.2% |
| • Dwellings | 566 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0J 1C0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 213  Route 237 |
Frelighsburg, (Quebec, Canada) is a municipality located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, which is part of the administrative region of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,094. It is located in an area historically considered to be part of the Eastern Townships.
Frelighsburg is situated at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, which is part of the Sutton Mountain Range of the Appalachian Mountains.
History
The land on which Frelighsburg is located was originally inhabited by the Abenaki. Frelighsburg was established as a colony in the late 1790s by American Loyalists, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of German origin who lived in Clinton, New York. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings dating from the nineteenth century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh it was named Conroy's Mills, after another mill owner and Slab City because of the great quantities of sawdust and slabs (slang for bark) that were there.[1]
Geography
Frelighsburg is less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Canada-US border with Vermont, nestled in a valley of orchards crossed by the Pike River and at the foot of Mount Pinnacle.
Demographics
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Infrastructure
Frelighsburg is crossed by the Route 237. Route 213 starts in Frelighsburgh.
Gallery
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Saint-François d'Assise Church
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Frelighsburg Town Hall
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Hunter Falls
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Ecole Saint-François d'Assise
See also
References
- 1 2 http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=148987 Frelighsburg - Commission de toponymie du Québec
- 1 2 Geographic code 46010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec
External links
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Media related to Frelighsburg at Wikimedia Commons
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