Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southwest 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....

, in the Châteauguay Valley

Chateauguay Valley

The Chateauguay Valley is an area of southwestern Quebec Canada, roughly encompassing the drainage basin of the Chateauguay River which flows from the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York state and joins the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal, Quebec....

. 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 2,369.

Hinchinbrooke shares municipal boundaries with Huntingdon

Huntingdon, Quebec

Huntingdon is a small town in Huntingdon County in the Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality and the Montérégie region of the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,587...

, Godmanchester

Godmanchester, Quebec

Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,457...

, Elgin

Elgin, Quebec

-About Elgin:Elgin is a rural municipality of less than 500 people in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 458. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Chateauguay rivers and the Québec - US border...

, Ormstown

Ormstown, Quebec

Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Chateauguay River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States...

, Franklin

Franklin, Quebec

Franklin is a Canadian municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec along the American border. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,651.-Geography:...

 and the American border with Clinton

Clinton, Clinton County, New York

Clinton is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 737 at the 2010 census. The Town of Clinton is located in the northwest corner of the county and is northwest of Plattsburgh.- History :...

, Chateaugay

Chateaugay (town), New York

Chateaugay is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,036. The name is derived from a location in France, which was applied to a local land grant....

, and Burke

Burke (town), New York

Burke is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,359 at the 2000 census.The Town of Burke is a town in the northeastern part of the county. The town is east of the Village of Malone, the county seat...

 in New York State.

Sir William Hales Hingston

William Hales Hingston

Sir William Hales Hingston, was a Canadian physician, politician, banker, and Senator.- Biography :Born in Hinchinbrooke near Huntingdon, Quebec, he received his MDCM from McGill University in 1851....

, physician and mayor 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...

 from 1875 to 1877, was born in Hinchinbrooke.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	2,369	0.5%
2001	2,380	1.1%
1996	2,407	0.6%
1991	2,392	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,055	44.70%
English only	1,065	45.13%
Both English and French	20	0.85%
Other languages	220	9.32%

Economy

The primary industries in Hinchinbrooke are agriculture, with dairy cattle and apple farming being the most prevalent sub-sectors.

External links

• Chateauguay Valley
• Percy Covered Bridge
• Powerscourt bridge