Warwick, Quebec

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Warwick
City
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Location within Arthabaska RCM
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Warwick
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N71°59′W / 45.950°N 71.983°W / 45.950; -71.983 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Arthabaska
ConstitutedMarch 15, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorDiego Scalzo
 •  Federal riding Richmond—Arthabaska
 •  Prov. riding Drummond–Bois-Francs
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi)
 • Land109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total4,766
 • Density43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease2.svg 0.8%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0A 1M0
Area code 819
HighwaysQc116.svg R-116
Website www.ville.warwick.qc.ca

Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after the town of the same name in England.

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Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville. [4] Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds). [5]

It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors.

Warwick is located on Route 116.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warwick had a population of 4,729 living in 2,063 of its 2,136 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 66652 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Geographic code 39077 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Warwick, Quebec (Code 2439077) Census Profile". 2011 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ↑ "Le Festival de fromages de Warwick déménagerait à Victoriaville… | La Terre de Chez Nous". La Terre de Chez Nous (in French). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  5. ↑ Adam, L. G. (2014). "OFF DUTY --- adventure & travel -- in search of: Quebec's baddest poutine --- for the richest, runniest, gut-busting-est combo of fries, cheese and gravy, head to its canadian birthplace". Wall Street Journal. May 03.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.


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