Hemmingford (township), Quebec - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Hemmingford is a township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

in south-west Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, founded in 1799. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

was 1,763. 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.

History

In 1877, the Township was separated, creating two separate entities; the Township of Hemmingford and the Village of Hemmingford.

Geography

The township of Hemmingford is located due south of Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

in the Jardins-de-Napierville

Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Les Jardins-de-Napierville is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982...

in the Montérégie

Montérégie

Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....

region, in the south-east corner of the former Huntingdon County

Huntingdon County, Quebec

Huntingdon County, is an historical county in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is named after the town and county of the same name in east central England. It is situated in the Montreal South Shore region of Montérégie, one of the roughly 12 regions of Quebec...

. 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".

The township borders the townships of Havelock

Havelock, Quebec

For other places with the same name, see HavelockHavelock is a township in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipalityin southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 761. Neighboring townships include Franklin to the west, St-Chrysostome to the north and...

, St-Chrysostome, St-Clotilde

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Quebec

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,608.-Population:...

, Sherrington

Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington, Quebec

Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington is a municipality in the Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,911.-Population:...

, and St-Bernard-de-Lacolle

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec

Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is a municipality in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,537. Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle was established officially in 1855...

and also borders Clinton County

Clinton County, New York

Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...

, in New York State.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	1,763	3.5%
2001	1,703	2.6%
1996	1,748	3.2%
1991	1,693	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	860	48.72%
English only	735	41.64%
Both English and French	25	1.42%
Other languages	145	8.22%

Attractions

Some of the local attractions include Parc Safari

Safari park

A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial tourist attraction where visitors can drive in their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals...

and Hemmingford Golf and Country Club. The town supports many commercial apple growers, including La Face cachée de la pomme, the largest producer of Ice cider

Ice cider

Ice cider is the cider equivalent of ice wine: a fermented beverage made from the frozen juice of apples. There are two main approaches to producing ice cider: cryoconcentration and cryoextraction...

in Canada.

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