Stanhope, Quebec

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Stanhope
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Stanhope
Stanhope (Southern Quebec)
Coordinates: 45°00′45.4″N71°47′54.9″W / 45.012611°N 71.798583°W / 45.012611; -71.798583 Coordinates: 45°00′45.4″N71°47′54.9″W / 45.012611°N 71.798583°W / 45.012611; -71.798583
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
Municipality Coaticook
Elevation
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58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2009)
  Total200 (about)
Time zone UTC−5 (EST [1] )
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT [1] )
Postal code(s)
J1A
Area code(s) 819 [1]
HighwaysQc147.svg Route 147

Stanhope is a Canadian village and community of Coaticook, Coaticook RCM, in the Estrie region of Quebec. Its population is less than 200 residents.

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History

The village was a separate community in the 1890s which later became part of Coaticook municipality.

Geography

Located on the Canada–United States border, in front of the town of Norton (Essex County, Vermont); Stanhope spans its residential area on a main road west of the Coaticook River, nearby the Montreal-Sherbrooke-Portland rail. [2] To the east is located the now defunct Stanhope Airport and, on the Quebec Route 147, the border control station. [3]

The village is 6 km far from Dixville, 14 from Coaticook, 24 from Canaan (Vermont), 27 from Stewartstown (New Hampshire), 30 from Brighton (Vermont) and 50 from Sherbrooke.

Transport

The village had a small private airport, is crossed by the Quebec Route 147 and by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.

See also

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References

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