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Howick, Quebec

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Howick

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| settlement_type = Municipality

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| map_caption = Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Montérégie

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Le Haut-Saint-Laurent

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = October 29, 1915

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| government_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Répertoire des municipalités: Howick |url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/69025/ |website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation |access-date=3 October 2023 |language=fr}}{{CanRiding|ID=864|name=Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec}}

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Richard Raithby

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Huntingdon

| area_footnotes = {{Cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Howick&DGUIDlist=2021A00052469025&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Howick, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 }}

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| area_total_km2 = 0.96

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| population_total = 850

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 885.0

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| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 9.3%

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| population_blank2_title = Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 366

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| timezone = EST

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| postal_code = J0S 1G0

| area_code = 450 and 579

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Howick is the third smallest municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 850. Situated along the English River in the heart of the Châteauguay Valley, it is approximately 50 minutes southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of the Canada–United States border.

Geography

=Lakes & Rivers=

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:

  • English River – runs south to north along Howick's southeast boundary

History

Around 1804, George Ellice, son of Lord Alexander Ellice, built a mill on the west bank of the English River, that became a settlement bearing his name: George's Mill. Circa 1833, the place was known in English as Howick (named after either Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, or his son Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, both known as Viscount Howick), but known in French as Village de la Fourche (French for "Village of the Fork" in refence to the nearby confluence of the Châteauguay and English Rivers).{{cite web |title=Portrait détaillé: Histoire et patrimoine |url=http://www.villagehowick.com/municipalite/?id=1#contn |website=www.villagehowick.com |publisher=Municipalité de Howick |access-date=2 October 2023}}

On October 29, 1915, the Village Municipality of Howick was established when it split off from the Parish Municipality of Très-Saint-Sacrement.{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Howick (municipalité) 29.10.1915 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1583 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=2 October 2023}}

On May 15, 2010, the village municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Demographics

=Population=

{{Canada census

|location = Howick

|2021_population=850 | 2021_pop_delta=+9.3 | 2021_land_area=0.96 | 2021_pop_density=885

|2021_median_age=34.4 | 2021_median_age_m=34.8 | 2021_median_age_f=34.0

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=366 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=347 |2021_mean_hh_income=72,000

|2021_geocode=2021A00052469025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2016_population=778 | 2016_pop_delta=+23.5 | 2016_land_area=0.97 | 2016_pop_density=803.5

|2016_median_age=37.1 | 2016_median_age_m=34.9 | 2016_median_age_f=38.9

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=352 |2016_mean_hh_income=54,016 |2016_geocode=2021A00052469025 | 2016_access_date=2022-06-14

|2011_population=630 |2011_pop_delta=+4.4 |2011_land_area=0.99 |2011_pop_density=634.2

|2011_median_age=39.1 |2011_median_age_m=37.5 |2011_median_age_f=40.2

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=288 |2011_mean_hh_income=38,092 |2011_access_date=2014-02-15

|2006_population=606 | 2006_pop_delta=+4.5 | 2006_land_area=0.99 | 2006_pop_density=610.1

|2006_median_age=43.5 | 2006_median_age_m=44.0 | 2006_median_age_f=43.3

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=272 | 2006_mean_hh_income=49,849 | 2006_access_date=2014-02-15

|2001_population=580 | 2001_pop_delta=-6.0 | 2001_land_area=0.99 | 2001_pop_density=583.9

|2001_median_age=42.8 | 2001_median_age_m=42.4 | 2001_median_age_f=43.8

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=273 |2001_mean_hh_income=36,503 | 2001_access_date=2014-02-15

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{{Historical populations

| title= Historical Census Data - Howick, Quebec

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|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

| 1921 |457

| 1931 |471

| 1941 |484

| 1951 |549

| 1956 |560

| 1961 |647

| 1966 |590

| 1971 |575

| 1976 |667

| 1981 |639

| 1986 |621

| 1991 |636

| 1996 |617

| 2001 |580

| 2006 |606

| 2011 |630

| 2016 |778

| 2021 |850

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=Language=

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!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Howick, Quebec

Census

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! Total

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!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}

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{{center|2016}}

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| {{center|780}}

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| 525

| {{increase}} 32.9%

| 67.3%

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| 225

| {{increase}} 9.8%

| 28.8%

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| 20

| {{steady}} 0.0%

| 2.6%

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| 10

| {{steady}} 0.0%

| 1.3%

{{center|2011}}

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| {{center|630}}

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| 395

| {{decrease}} 9.2%

| 62.7%

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| 205

| {{increase}} 32.3%

| 32.5%

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| 20

| {{increase}} n/a%

| 3.2%

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| 10

| {{steady}} 0.0%

| 1.6%

{{center|2006}}

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| {{center|600}}

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| 435

| {{increase}} 38.1%

| 72.5%

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| 155

| {{decrease}} 35.4%

| 25.8%

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| 0

| {{decrease}} 100.0%

| 0.0%

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| 10

| {{decrease}} 33.3%

| 1.7%

{{center|2001}}

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| {{center|580}}

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| 315

| {{decrease}} 14.9%

| 54.3%

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| 240

| {{increase}} 6.7%

| 41.4%

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| 10

| {{decrease}} 50.0%

| 1.7%

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| 15

| {{increase}} n/a%

| 2.6%

{{center|1996}}

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| {{center|615}}

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| 370

| n/a

| 60.2%

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| 225

| n/a

| 36.6%

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| 20

| n/a

| 3.3%

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| 0

| n/a

| 0.0%

Local government

List of former mayors:

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  • Thomas Gebbie (1915–1919, 1921–1923)
  • Egbert G. Mahon (1919–1921)
  • Charles Jodoin (1923–1925)
  • J. S. Rorison (1925–1927, 1929–1931)
  • Oscar Houle (1927–1929)
  • Siméon Beaudin (1931–1933, 1939–1941, 1947–1949)
  • J. A. Caruthers (1933–1935)
  • Napoléon Parent (1935–1937, 1943–1945)
  • W. Watson (1937–1939, 1941–1943)
  • Syd Stewart (1945–1947)
  • W. E. Logan (1949–1951)
  • Isidore Jenneau (1951–1953)
  • Ralph Reddick (1953–1955)
  • Paul Laberge (1955–1957)
  • William Brown (1957–1959)
  • Léo Parent (1959–1961)
  • William McArthur (1961–1963)
  • Philippe Brault (1963–1965)
  • Clarence Kerr (1965–1967)
  • Antoine Meunier (1967–1975)
  • Norman Fletcher (1975–1981)
  • Roma Myre (1981–1988)
  • Arthur Tellier (1988–1993)
  • Claude Jodoin (1993–1995)
  • Robert Doré (1995–2005)
  • Denis Loiselle (2005–2013)
  • Richard Raithby (2013–present)

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Transportation

The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.

See also

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.villagehowick.com/ Official website]

{{Geographic location

| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

| Centre = Howick

| North = Très-Saint-Sacrement
Châteauguay River

| East = Très-Saint-Sacrement

| South = Très-Saint-Sacrement

| West = Très-Saint-Sacrement

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{{Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM|state=expanded}}

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Category:1915 establishments in Quebec

Category:Populated places established in 1915

Category:Municipalities in Quebec

Category:Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Category:Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey