Saint-Armand, Quebec
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Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the 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 (%) |
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2011 | 1,248 | ![]() |
2006 | 1,166 | ![]() |
2001 | 1,263 | ![]() |
Merger | 1,292 (+) | ![]() |
1996 | 1,047 | ![]() |
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 (%) |
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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
- Polly Barber
- Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), writer
- Langley Frank Willard Smith - WW1 flying ace
See also
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 282909". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Armand
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
- ^ Montgomery, George H. (1950). Missisquoi Bay (Philipsburg, Que.) (PDF). Granby, Que.: Granby Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Moore's Corner Battle in 1837". First Report of the Transactions of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. St. John's, P. Q.: Missisquoi County Historical Society: 67–73. OCLC 18233814.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
- ^ Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
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