Abercorn, Quebec

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Abercorn
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Waterfall in the village of Abercorn, Québec
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Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
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Abercorn
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°02′N72°40′W / 45.033°N 72.667°W / 45.033; -72.667 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Brome-Missisquoi
Historic region Eastern Townships
Settled1797
ConstitutedJune 25, 1929
Government
  MayorGuy Gravel
   Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
   Prov. riding Brome-Missisquoi
Area
  Total27.00 km2 (10.42 sq mi)
  Land26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
  Total334
  Density12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
Decrease2.svg 14.6%
  Dwellings
236
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes 450 and 579
HighwaysQc139.svg R-139
Census profile 2446005 [4]
MAMROT info 46005 [2]
Toponymie info 88 [1]

Abercorn is a village in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 334. [2] [4]

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It is bordered by the larger township of Sutton to the north and east, by Frelighsburg to the west, and the town of Richford, Vermont in the United States to the south.

Toponymy

The place was first known as Sheppard's Mills in honour of Thomas Sheppard, one of the first inhabitants in 1879. However, the origin of the name Abercorn remains uncertain. This name is probably related to the title held by James Hamilton (1811-1885), Duke of Abercorn. This title is itself linked to a Scottish village located east of Edinburgh.

History

Thomas Spencer built the first log cabin near Abercorn in 1792. The village was originally called Sheppard's Mills in honour of Thomas Shepard, a New Hampshire loyalist who built the area's first grain and saw mill. Originally part of Sutton, Abercorn was established as a township in 1929.

Geography

The village is located on the northern edge of the Green Mountains in the Sutton Valley, flanked to the west by the Pinnacle and to the east by the Sutton Mountain range. The Sutton river runs through the valley, as does Route 139 and the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.

Located about 105 km from Montréal via Autoroute 10 and near the ski hills of Mount Sutton, Bromont, Jay Peak, Vermont, and Mont Owl's Head, Abercorn is a popular day trip and vacation spot for Montrealers.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Abercorn had a population of 341 living in 180 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of

Population trend: [6]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
2016334Decrease2.svg 14.6%
2011391Increase2.svg 6.8%
2006366Increase2.svg 10.9%
2001330Decrease2.svg 4.1%
1996344Increase2.svg 7.2%
1991321N/A

Mother tongue (2016) [7]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French20059.7%
English11534.3%
Visible minorities and Aboriginal population
Canada 2016 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source: [7]
South Asian 00
Chinese 00
Black 00
Filipino 00
Latin American 00
Southeast Asian 00
Arab 00
West Asian 00
Korean 00
Japanese 00
Mixed visible minority00
Other visible minority00
Total visible minority population00
Aboriginal group
Source: [8]
First Nations 4514.3
Métis 00
Inuit 00
Total Aboriginal population4514.3
White 27085.7
Total population315100

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 88 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Geographic code 46005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Abercorn, Village [Census subdivision], Quebec and les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  7. 1 2 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Abercorn, Quebec
  8. Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision