Inverness, Quebec

Inverness
Municipality
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Inverness Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°16′N 71°31′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	L'Érable
Constituted	September 9, 1998
Government [2]
• Mayor	Gilles St-Pierre
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Arthabaska
Area [2][3]
• Total	178.20 km^2 (68.80 sq mi)
• Land	176.11 km^2 (68.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	910
• Density	5.2/km^2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.2%
• Dwellings	559
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1K0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-267
Website	www.municipalite inverness.ca

Inverness is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Irishman William Bennet came to Inverness Township in 1819, but the first colony dates to 1829 with the arrival of 12 families from the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Their descendants built two churches in the village: St. Andrew's Presbyterian (1862) and the old Methodist Church (1862), now a bronze foundry.[4]

A record of the emigration from the Isle of Arran to Megantic County was written by Dugald McKenzie McKillop, the descendant of one of those who made the journey and is recorded in his book: "Annals of Megantic County, Quebec" published in 1902.[5]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 347571". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32058". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Inverness, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. "Megantic County Heritage Trail | Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network". www.quebecheritageweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
5. McKillop, Dugald McKenzie (1966). Annals of Megantic County, Quebec. Mrs. A. Mimnaugh.