Philipsburg, Quebec

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Philipsburg is an unincorporated community in Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada, on Lake Champlain. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

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The community was founded by Loyalists from New England and New York, who joined the "Loyalist exodus" to Canada after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War. [1] [2] Premier of New Brunswick, William Pugsley, was a descendant of theirs. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Philipsburg had a population of 292 living in 157 of its 179 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ Busseau, Laurent. "The Loyalists and the first Eastern Township in Dunham". Tourisme Brome-Missisquoi. Archived from the original on June 21, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ Montgomery, George (1950). "Missisquoi Bay (Phillipsburg, Quebec)". Scribd. Granby Printing and Publishing Co. Archived from the original on November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "PUGSLEY, WILLIAM". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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