Hemmingford, Quebec (township)
Hemmingford | |
|---|---|
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°35′W / 45.083°N 73.583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Jardins-de-Napierville |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucien Bouchard |
| • Federal riding | Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.31 km2 (60.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 157.22 km2 (60.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,995 |
| • Density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 5.0% |
| • Dwellings | 899 |
| Demonym | Hemmingfordien |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-202 R-205 R-219 |
| Geocode | 68015 |
| Website | canton |
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Hemmingford is a township municipality in south-west Quebec. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,995. The township completely surrounds the Village of Hemmingford. The two entities (village and township) are locally referred to collectively as Hemmingford. The two share many things, such as the cost of the volunteer fire department, and both hold their councils and offices in the same building in the village.