Lingwick

Lingwick
Sainte-Marguerite Church
Sainte-Marguerite Church
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Lingwick is located in Southern Quebec
Lingwick
Lingwick
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°35′N 71°20′W / 45.58°N 71.33°W / 45.58; -71.33[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorRobert Gladu
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total
249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land243.01 km2 (93.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
456
 • Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.5%
 • Dwellings
334
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-214
R-257
Websitewww.cantondelingwick.com

Lingwick is a township of about 500 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

It incorporates the former villages of Gould and Sainte-Marguerite.[4]

Demographics

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Population

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lingwick had a population of 456 living in 222 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 428. With a land area of 243.01 km2 (93.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Historical Census Data - Lingwick, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1861 564—    
1871 801+42.0%
1881 1,035+29.2%
1891 1,022−1.3%
1901 791−22.6%
1911 839+6.1%
1921 724−13.7%
1931 669−7.6%
YearPop.±%
1941 812+21.4%
1951 823+1.4%
1956 868+5.5%
1961 798−8.1%
1966 652−18.3%
1971 607−6.9%
1976 506−16.6%
1981 479−5.3%
YearPop.±%
1986 451−5.8%
1991 436−3.3%
1996 425−2.5%
2001 419−1.4%
2006 611+45.8%
2011 399−34.7%
2016 428+7.3%
2021 456+6.5%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36149". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Lingwick, Canton (Municipalité de)". 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Lingwick (Township) - Haut-Saint-François - Eastern Townships (Quebec)". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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