Saint-Armand, Quebec

Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border.

Saint-Armand
Municipality
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM
St-Armand
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°02′N 73°03′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMBrome-Missisquoi
ConstitutedFebruary 3, 1999
Government
 • MayorCaroline Rosetti
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingBrome-Missisquoi
Area
 • Total84.00 km2 (32.43 sq mi)
 • Land82.88 km2 (32.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,248
 • Density15.1/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.0%
 • Dwellings
671
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0J 1T0
Area code(s)450
Highways Route 133
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-armand.qc.ca

The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.[1]

Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships.[5] Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the Skirmish of Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion.[6]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[7]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,248 7.0%
2006 1,166 7.7%
2001 1,263 2.2%
Merger 1,292 (+) 19.0%
1996 1,047 2.3%
1991 1,023 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[8]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 595 51.96%
English only 395 34.50%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 155 13.54%

In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.[9]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Reference number 282909 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Armand
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
  5. Montgomery, George H. (1950). Missisquoi Bay (Philipsburg, Que.) (PDF). Granby, Que.: Granby Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  6. "The Moore's Corner Battle in 1837". First Report of the Transactions of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. St. John's, P. Q.: Missisquoi County Historical Society: 67–73. OCLC 18233814.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
  9. Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
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