Shefford County, Quebec
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Shefford County is an historical
Topographically, part of the county is situated on the western foothills of the
The county is shaped almost like a trapezoid. It is bounded in the south by Brome County (48 km; 45°17' N), in the north and northwest by Bagot County (35 km; 45°41' N), Richmond and Sherbrooke Counties in the east (35 km; 72°15' W) and in the west by Rouville County (34 km; 72°46' W).
The county is divided into seven townships of which six are square-shaped, three in the north (from east to west, the Township of Ely, the Township of Roxton and the Township of Milton); and three in the south (from east to west, the Township of Stukely, the Township of Shefford and the Township of Granby). The Township of Upton is a strip of land located in the northwestern corner of the county and measures 1,25 km by 6,25 km. The county seat is Waterloo, located in the Township of Shefford. The best known town in the county is Granby, located in the township of the same name, known for its annual song and musical festival. Another well known town is Bromont, located in the southwestern corner of Shefford Township. The town has Canada's only IBM plant[1] and was the site of the 1976 Summer Olympics equestrian events.
In the early 1980s, Quebec abolished its counties, and Shefford County was divided and transferred to
References
- ^ Gravenor, Kristian (September 8, 2023). "Small Quebec Town Positions Itself for North America's Semiconductor Boom". CoStar News.