Saint-Armand, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°02′N 73°03′W / 45.033°N 73.050°W / 45.033; -73.050
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Saint-Armand
450
Highways R-133
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-armand.qc.ca

Saint-Armand is a

Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border
.

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 at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion.[6]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[7]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,248 Increase 7.0%
2006 1,166 Decrease 7.7%
2001 1,263 Decrease 2.2%
Merger 1,292 (+) Increase 19.0%
1996 1,047 Increase 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. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 282909". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. OCLC 18233814
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  7. 2011
    census
  8. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
  9. ^ Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
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