Saint-Armand, Quebec

Saint-Armand
Municipality
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM
St-Armand Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°02′N 73°03′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Brome-Missisquoi
Constituted	February 3, 1999
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Caroline Rosetti
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Brome-Missisquoi
Area [2][4]
• Total	84.00 km^2 (32.43 sq mi)
• Land	82.88 km^2 (32.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,248
• Density	15.1/km^2 (39/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.0%
• Dwellings	671
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1T0
Area code(s)	450
Highways	R-133
Website	www.municipalite.saint-armand.qc.ca

Saint-Armand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿amɑ̃]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border.

The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.[1]

Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships.[5] Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the Skirmish at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion.[6]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[7]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,248	7.0%
2006	1,166	7.7%
2001	1,263	2.2%
Merger	1,292 (+)	19.0%
1996	1,047	2.3%
1991	1,023	N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[8]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	595	51.96%
English only	395	34.50%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	155	13.54%

In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.[9]

Notable people

• Polly Barber, businesswoman
• Maria Elise Turner Lauder, writer
• Langley Frank Willard Smith, World War I flying ace

See also

• History of Quebec
• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Nigger Rock – a cemetery of free and enslaved black people

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 282909". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Armand
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
5. Montgomery, George H. (1950). Missisquoi Bay (Philipsburg, Que.) (PDF). Granby, Que.: Granby Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
6. "The Moore's Corner Battle in 1837". First Report of the Transactions of the Missisquoi County Historical Society. St. John's, P. Q.: Missisquoi County Historical Society: 67–73. OCLC 18233814.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec
9. Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011