Hemmingford, Quebec (village)

For the neighboring township of the same name, see Hemmingford, Quebec (township).
Hemmingford
Village municipality

Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Hemmingford

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°03′N 73°35′W / 45.050°N 73.583°W / 45.050; -73.583Coordinates: 45°03′N 73°35′W / 45.050°N 73.583°W / 45.050; -73.583[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted January 1, 1878
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Drew Somerville
  Federal riding Beauharnois—Salaberry
  Prov. riding Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
  Total 0.90 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
  Land 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 808
  Density 783.2/km2 (2,028/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.7%
  Dwellings 383
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0L 1H0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 202
Route 219
Census profile 2468010[4]
MAMROT info 68010[2]
Toponymie info 28437[1]
Website www.hemmingford.ca

Hemmingford is a village municipality located in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality of southern Quebec. The population as of 2011 was 808.[5]

It was founded in 1878 by the division of the Township of Hemmingford creating two separate entities: the Township and the Village of Hemmingford. Both municipalities 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.

The village of Hemmingford is surrounded by the Township of Hemmingford. The centre of the village is at the intersection of Route 219 and Route 202.

The postal code for both the town and village of Hemmingford is J0L 1H0.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Hemmingford (village), Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 729    
1996 751+3.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 724−3.6%
2006 757+4.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 808+6.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hemmingford (village), Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
810
355 Decrease 6.6% 43.83% 395 Increase 25.4% 48.76% 20 Steady 0.0% 2.47% 40 Steady 0.0% 4.94%
2006
755
380 Increase 13.4% 50.33% 315 Decrease 8.7% 41.72% 20 Increase n/a% 2.65% 40 Increase 14.3% 5.30%
2001
715
335 Decrease 25.6% 46.85% 345 Increase 21.1% 48.25% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 35 Increase n/a% 4.90%
1996
745
450 n/a 60.40% 285 n/a 38.26% 10 n/a 1.34% 0 n/a 0.00%

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