Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,417. The southeast part of the township is mostly delineated by the Chateauguay River, while the south end borders with Franklin County, New York.
Godmanchester | |
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Township municipality | |
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
![]() ![]() Godmanchester Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45.08°N 74.25°W / 45.08; -74.25[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Godmanchester[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Poirier |
• Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
• Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 139.20 km2 (53.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 138.78 km2 (53.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 1,417 |
• Density | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 604 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0S 1H0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | godmanchester![]() |
It was named after Godmanchester, England in 1811.[1]
The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
Several other smaller streams and waterways also exist throughout the municipality.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 1,557 | — |
1996 | 1,550 | −0.4% |
2001 | 1,528 | −1.4% |
2006 | 1,457 | −4.6% |
2011 | 1,417 | −2.7% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Godmanchester had a population of 1,403 living in 582 of its 621 total private dwellings, a change of 0.6% from its 2016 population of 1,394. With a land area of 138.66 km2 (53.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,403 (+0.6% from 2016) | 1,417 (-2.7% from 2006) |
Land area | 138.66 km2 (53.54 sq mi) | 138.78 km2 (53.58 sq mi) |
Population density | 10.1/km2 (26/sq mi) | 10.2/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Median age | 47.2 (M: 49.2, F: 46.4) | 45.6 (M: 45.8, F: 45.0) |
Total private dwellings | 585 | 604 |
Median household income | $47,249 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Godmanchester, Quebec[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
1,415 |
795 | ![]() |
56.18% | 545 | ![]() |
38.52% | 25 | ![]() |
1.77% | 50 | ![]() |
3.53% | |||||
2006 |
1,465 |
940 | ![]() |
64.16% | 480 | ![]() |
32.76% | 10 | ![]() |
0.68% | 35 | ![]() |
2.40% | |||||
2001 |
1,570 |
700 | ![]() |
44.59% | 715 | ![]() |
45.54% | 90 | ![]() |
5.73% | 65 | ![]() |
4.14% | |||||
1996 |
1,545 |
770 | n/a | 49.84% | 710 | n/a | 45.95% | 35 | n/a | 2.27% | 30 | n/a | 1.94% |
The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.
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