Saint-Armand
Municipality
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM
St-Armand is located in Southern Quebec
St-Armand
St-Armand
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°02′N 73°03′W / 45.033°N 73.050°W / 45.033; -73.050[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMBrome-Missisquoi
ConstitutedFebruary 3, 1999
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorCaroline Rosetti
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingBrome-Missisquoi
Area
[2][4]
 • Total84.00 km2 (32.43 sq mi)
 • Land82.88 km2 (32.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,248
 • Density15.1/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.0%
 • Dwellings
671
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0J 1T0
Area code(s)450
Highways R-133
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-armand.qc.ca

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 (%)
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. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 282909". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
  9. ↑ Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
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