Warwick, Quebec

Warwick
City
Coat of arms
Location within Arthabaska RCM
Warwick Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N71°59′W / 45.950°N 71.983°W / 45.950; -71.983 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Arthabaska
Constituted	March 15, 2000
Government [2]
• Mayor	Diego Scalzo
•  Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
•  Prov. riding	Drummond–Bois-Francs
Area [2] [3]
• Total	110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi)
• Land	109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	4,766
• Density	43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.8%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0A 1M0
Area code	819
Highways	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.

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 2% from its 2016 population of 4,635. With a land area of 109.6 km² (42.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.1/km² (111.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[6]

Government

Political representation

Warwick federal election results ^[7]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	11%	281	48%	1,221	30%	746	5%	115	0%	0
	2019	14%	351	50%	1,254	25%	617	5%	131	5%	124

Warwick provincial election results ^[8]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	58%	1,432	14%	339	13%	330	11%	259
	2014	45%	1,142	29%	732	5%	134	19%	474

Federally, Warwick is part of the federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Alain Rayes of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Warwick in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Drummond–Bois-Francs. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Sébastien Schneeberger, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Warwick in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Economy

Originally centred on textiles, Warwick's economy is mainly oriented towards the dairy industry, agri-food processing and small and medium-sized industrial enterprises.

According to many, it is the place where poutine was invented. On April 20, 2007, the Town of Warwick legally registered the trademark "Warwick, capitale des fromages fins du Québec".

The Industries

Yum Yum Chips (Potato Chips)

Orchards of the horizons (Apples)

Roland Boulanger (Mouldings)

Fromagerie Victoria (Restaurant)

DCN Plastic (Plastics)

Fenergic (Doors & Windows)

REFLEC ^[9] (Windows)

The Canton Roastery (Café)

Warwick Jeans (Jeans)

Warwick Ladders (Ladders)

AzkoNobel Wood Paints Ltd.

WestRock ^[10] (Paper/Printing)

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 66652". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39077". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "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. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. 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.
7. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
8. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
9. "Portes et fenêtres Québec et Centre-du-Québec | Reflec". www.reflec.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
10. "Fabricant mondial d'emballages favorisant un emballage durable". fr.westrock.com. Retrieved 2025-07-13.

External links

• Media related to Warwick, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• City of Warwick Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)