Elgin is a rural municipality in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 394. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Chateauguay rivers and the Canada–United States border.

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Elgin
Municipality
Powerscourt Covered Bridge over the Chateauguay River
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Elgin Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.0222°N 74.2292°W / 45.0222; -74.2292[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Deborah Stewart
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	69.80 km2 (26.95 sq mi)
• Land	69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	394
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	1.7%
• Dwellings	221
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 2E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[1]	Route 138

History

The Municipality of the Township of Elgin was formed in 1855, with the present town hall being built in 1869. Its small fields and many stone houses attest to the first Scottish settlers who began arriving in the early 19th century.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the border with the United States, 14 kilometres south-west of Huntingdon, Quebec. It is one of the two southernmost communities in Quebec, along with Hinchinbrooke, with their tripoint with New York on the Châteauguay River being the southernmost point in the province.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

• Trout River (44°59′52″N 74°19′00″W) – a hamlet situated on Route 138, just north of the U.S. border. Includes Canada & US Customs border crossing.

Lakes & rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

• Trout River (45°04′24″N 74°11′07″W) – runs along the municipality's Western and Northern border.
• Chateauguay River (45°01′56″N 74°11′08.9″W) – delineates the municipality's Eastern border.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Elgin, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		405		155	8.8%	38.27%		210	22.2%	51.85%		10	n/a%	2.47%		30	200.0%	7.41%
2006		450		170	3.0%	37.8%		270	14.9%	60.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		10	77.8%	2.22%
2001		455		165	43.5%	36.26%		235	17.5%	51.65%		10	n/a%	2.20%		45	0.0%	9.89%
1996		445		115	n/a	25.84%		285	n/a	64.05%		0	n/a	0.00%		45	n/a	10.11%

Arts and culture

A rural art and music centre offers a full summer program of professional entertainment and cultural events in a renovated old church, now named Kelso Hall. Run by community volunteers Kim Moss, Nora Quinn, and Cathleen Johnston, Kelso Hall has been host to comedian Lorne Elliott, classical string quartets, silent movies with piano accompaniment, slide-music presentations, exhibits of art, and more. (Since 2013, this project has been closed)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Jamieson Line Border Crossing

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elgin, Quebec.

• Elgin website
• Percy Covered Bridge, Powerscourt Quebec