Hemmingford, Quebec (village)

Hemmingford
Village municipality
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM.
Hemmingford Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°03′N 73°35′W / 45.050°N 73.583°WCoordinates: 45°03′N 73°35′W / 45.050°N 73.583°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted	January 1, 1878
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Drew Somerville
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	0.90 km^2 (0.35 sq mi)
• Land	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	808
• Density	783.2/km^2 (2,028/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.7%
• Dwellings	383
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0L 1H0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 202 Route 219
Census profile	2468010[4]
MAMROT info	68010[2]
Toponymie info	28437[1]
Website	www.hemmingford.ca

Hemmingford is a village municipality located in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality of southern Quebec. The population as of 2011 was 808.^[5]

It was founded in 1878 by the division of the Township of Hemmingford creating two separate entities: the Township and the Village of Hemmingford. Both municipalities 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.

The village of Hemmingford is surrounded by the Township of Hemmingford. The centre of the village is at the intersection of Route 219 and Route 202.

The postal code for both the town and village of Hemmingford is J0L 1H0.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Hemmingford (village), Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	808 (+6.7% from 2006)	757 (+4.6% from 2001)	724 (-3.6% from 1996)
Land area:	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population density:	783.2/km^2 (2,028/sq mi)	733.7/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)	701.8/km^2 (1,818/sq mi)
Median age:	44.8 (M: 44.4, F: 45.0)	42.2 (M: 41.1, F: 43.6)	40.5 (M: 38.2, F: 42.1)
Total private dwellings:	383	359	349
Median household income:	$44,042	$32,380	$35,457
References: 2011[4] 2006[6] 2001[7]

Historical Census Data - Hemmingford (village), Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 729 —     1996 751 +3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 724 −3.6% 2006 757 +4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 808 +6.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hemmingford (village), Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		810		355	6.6%	43.83%		395	25.4%	48.76%		20	0.0%	2.47%		40	0.0%	4.94%
2006		755		380	13.4%	50.33%		315	8.7%	41.72%		20	n/a%	2.65%		40	14.3%	5.30%
2001		715		335	25.6%	46.85%		345	21.1%	48.25%		0	100.0%	0.00%		35	n/a%	4.90%
1996		745		450	n/a	60.40%		285	n/a	38.26%		10	n/a	1.34%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec
• Township of Hemmingford

References

1. Reference number 28437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Hemmingford (village)
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. "(Code 2468010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
5. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/mobile/2011/cp-pr/table-eng.cfm?SGC=2468015
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Hemmingford Village and Township website
• The Gleaner/La Source (local English/French newspaper)
• Statistics Canada 2011 census results for Hemmingford (village)
• Epodunk Canada search results for Hemmingford
• Google map of the village of Hemmingford