Hinchinbrooke, Quebec

Infobox Settlement
name = Hinchinbrooke, Quebec
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settlement_type = Canton
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Montérégie
subdivision_type3 = RCM
subdivision_name3 = Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Normand Crête
leader_title1 =Federal MP
(Beauharnois-Salaberry)
leader_name1 =Claude DeBellefeuille
(Bloc Québécois)
leader_title2 =Quebec MNA
(Huntingdon)
leader_name2 =Albert De Martin
(Action démocratique du Québec)
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established_title = Established
established_date = 01 Jul, 1855
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population_total =2369
population_density_km2 =16.0
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coor_type = 933, 2e Concession
latd=45 |latm=01 |lats=23 |latNS=N
longd=74 |longm=03 |longs=36 |longEW=W
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area_code =450
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Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southwest Quebec, in the Châteauguay Valley.

Hinchinbrooke shares municipal boundaries with Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Elgin, Ormstown, Franklin and the American border with New York State. The primary industries in Hinchinbrooke are agriculture, with dairy cattle and Apple farming being the most prevalent sub-sectors.

Sir William Hales Hingston, physician and mayor of Montreal, was born in Hinchinbrooke.

References

* [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/accueil.asp/ Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ Statistics Canada]
* [http://www.elections.ca/pas/39ge/39official.pdf/ Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)]
* [http://www.monvote.qc.ca/en/ Director General of Quebec Elections]
* [http://www.inforoutiere.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/index.asp Official Transport Quebec Road Map]

External links

* [http://www.chateauguayvalley.com Chateauguay Valley]
* [http://percy.aqk.ca Percy Covered Bridge]
* [http://www.sites.si.edu/images/exhibits/Covered%20Bridges/pages/Powerscourt_dwg_jpg.htm Powerscourt bridge]

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Hinchinbrooke
North = Godmanchester
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East = Ormstown
Franklin
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South = Franklin County, New York
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West = Huntingdon
Elgin
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