North Hatley, Quebec

North Hatley is a village of 750 people, located at the north end of Lake Massawippi. It is part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada, also known as Estrie or Cantons de l'Est in French.

A pier on Lake Massawippi.
North Hatley
Village municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
North Hatley
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°17′N 71°58′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedOctober 25, 1897
Named forHatley, Cambridgeshire[1]
Government
 • MayorMichael Page
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
 • Total4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
 • Land3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total632
 • Density188.4/km2 (488/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 3.4%
 • Dwellings
448
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2C0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 108
Websitewww.northhatley.net

Locals usually have to drive to the nearby towns of Magog or Sherbrooke to find big-city amenities, although there are smaller stores and cafés in the town which are open year-round. Those include Saveurs & Gourmandises (a bakery and pastry shop), Emporium (antiques), The Pomegranate (antiques), LeBaron's Store (grocery store and gift shop), The Pilsen Pub, and Accommodation Massawippi (convenience store) among others.

History

Many of the first settlers around North Hatley were United Empire Loyalists, mostly farmers, who left New England in the years following the American Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The village owes most of its great houses and particular architecture to its first aristocrats, and mostly Americans from south of the Mason–Dixon line.

Demographics
Canada census – North Hatley, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 632 (-3.4% from 2011) 654 (-9.4% from 2006)
Land area: 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) 3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population density: 188.4/km2 (488/sq mi) 195.9/km2 (507/sq mi)
Median age: 56.1 (M: 54.0, F: 56.9) 56.0 (M: 55.2, F: 57.6)
Total private dwellings: 448 458
Median household income: $57,024 $51,891
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7]
Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 715—    
1991 704−1.5%
1996 758+7.7%
2001 746−1.6%
2006 722−3.2%
2011 654−9.4%
2016 632−3.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]

Local government

List of former mayors:

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  • Stephan Doré (2001–2009)
  • Michael Page (2009–present)

In media

North Hatley was the location for the shooting of a few films, including Secret Window with Johnny Depp,.[8][9]

North Hatley was mentioned in the television show The X-Files as the location of the Cigarette Smoking Man's hideout (in the episode "The Red and the Black").

North Hatley was the setting for the 2003 film Hatley High. Some of its landmarks, including the North Hatley sign, can be seen throughout the movie. However, the bulk of the movie was filmed in Hudson.

Notable people

Several Canadian Modernist poets, including F. R. Scott, Louis Dudek, Ralph Gustafson, Ronald Sutherland, and D. G. Jones, have lived in North Hatley.[10]

It is also home to many artists and craftspeople, including Naisi LeBaron, known locally for her "art naive" paintings of village life in North Hatley and environs, as well as local graphic artist Mellanie Beauchamp.

See also

References
  1. Reference number 142203 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 45050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "ParlInfo Has Moved". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. "(Code 2445050) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. "The Stanstead Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  9. "North Hatley Travel Guide: North Hatley, Quebec (QC) | WORLDWEB.COM". www.southstlawrence.worldweb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  10. Susan Stromberg-Stein, Louis Dudek: A Biographical Introduction to his Poetry, 131.
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