Brigham, Quebec
Brigham | |
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Municipality | |
Balthazar Covered Bridge in Brigham. | |
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Brigham Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°15′N 72°51′W / 45.250°N 72.850°WCoordinates: 45°15′N 72°51′W / 45.250°N 72.850°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government[2][3] | |
• Mayor | Normand Delisle |
• Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
• Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
Area[2][4] | |
• Total | 88.40 km2 (34.13 sq mi) |
• Land | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,457 |
• Density | 28.2/km2 (73/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 1,071 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J2K 4K4 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways |
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Website |
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Brigham is a municipality located in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,457. Part of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie, the municipality is west of Cowansville and close to Bromont.
History
Founded in 1855, its name became Adamsville in 1961, in honour of George Adams, owner of the land on which the church was founded in 1873. In 1980, there was a further name-change in favour of Brigham – this time to pay homage to Erratus Oakley Brigham, owner of the town's largest business (a brick factory) throughout the mid-19th century.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Brigham, Quebec community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
Population: | 2,457 (+2.0% from 2006) | 2,408 (+7.0% from 2001) | 2,250 (-1.7% from 1996) |
Land area: | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) | 87.08 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
Population density: | 28.2/km2 (73/sq mi) | 27.7/km2 (72/sq mi) | 25.8/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Median age: | 42.0 (M: 42.7, F: 41.5) | 40.9 (M: 41.8, F: 40.3) | 38.2 (M: 38.5, F: 37.7) |
Total private dwellings: | 1,071 | 1,029 | 962 |
Median household income: | $54,214 | $51,805 | $39,962 |
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6] |
Historical Census Data - Brigham, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brigham, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
2,445 |
2,065 | ![]() |
84.46% | 300 | ![]() |
12.27% | 35 | ![]() |
1.43% | 45 | ![]() |
1.84% | |||||
2006 |
2,400 |
1,890 | ![]() |
78.75% | 410 | ![]() |
17.08% | 35 | ![]() |
1.46% | 65 | ![]() |
2.71% | |||||
2001 |
2,250 |
1,860 | ![]() |
82.67% | 270 | ![]() |
12.00% | 60 | ![]() |
2.67% | 60 | ![]() |
2.67% | |||||
1996 |
2,295 |
1,925 | n/a | 83.88% | 355 | n/a | 15.47% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 15 | n/a | 0.65% |
Attractions
The Brigham area is home to two covered bridges, one of which was totally restored in 2001. The neo-Renaissance Brigham Manor, built in 1865, is now a dazzling hotel.
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 98698 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Brigham
- ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Brigham, Quebec
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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