Harrington is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Lachute.

Harrington
Township municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Harrington Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°50′N 74°40′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Argenteuil
Settled	1830
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Richard
• Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
• Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area [2][3]
• Total	249.93 km2 (96.50 sq mi)
• Land	233.65 km2 (90.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	967
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	14.3%
• Dwellings	1,339
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J8G 2T1
Area code	819
Highways	Route 327
Website	www.harrington.ca

Its population centres include Harrington, Lac-Keatley, Lakeview, Lost River, and Rivington.

Geography

Harrington is a land of lakes and rivers, stocked with abundant fish. The Rouge River is the main river flowing through it, and the largest lakes include Lake (Lac) MacDonald, Green Lake, and Lake Harrington, each attracting a large number summer cottage vacationers. Its territory has a characteristic appearance of the Laurentian region with dense forests, rising to an elevation of 457 meters (1,499 ft) in the north-east, which is 30 meters (98 ft) more than Mont Chauve which dominates Green Lake.[4][5]

The Lost River flows for some miles from a spring that disappears under a calcareous rock between Gate Lake and Fraser Lake.[6]

History

Harrington Township first appeared on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795, but was not settled until 1830 when Scottish pioneers settled in the Lost River area in the east. In 1841, the township is officially established and in 1855, the township municipality was formed.[5]

It is believed that the name Harrington may be attributed to a location in England, however, the local post office was identified under the name of Rivington between 1878 and 1961.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harrington had a population of 967 living in 543 of its 1,339 total private dwellings, a change of 14.3% from its 2016 population of 846. With a land area of 233.65 km² (90.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.1/km² (10.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Harrington, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021 [8]		970		380	8.6%	39.2%		495	12.5%	51.0%		35	600.0%	3.6%		50	11.1%	5.2%
2016 [9]		845		350	1.4%	41.4%		440	2.2%	52.1%		5	75.0%	0.6%		45	50.0%	5.3%
2011 [10]		855		345	60.5%	40.4%		450	2.2%	52.6%		20	78.9%	2.3%		30	200.0%	3.5%
2006 [citation needed]		775		215	4.9%	27.7%		460	8.0%	59.4%		95	n/a%	12.3%		10	84.6%	1.3%
2001 [citation needed]		765		205	28.1%	26.8%		500	1.0%	65.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		65	62.5%	8.5%
1996 [citation needed]		710		160	n/a	22.5%		505	n/a	71.1%		0	n/a	0.0%		40	n/a	5.6%

Local government

List of former mayors:

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• Ellen Lakoff (2001–2009)
• Keith Robson (2009–2012)
• Jacques Parent (2012–2021)
• Pierre Richard (2021–present)

Education

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The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.[13]

• École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

• Arundel Elementary School in Arundel serves a portion[14]
• Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute serves a portion[15]
• Grenville Elementary School in Grenville serves a portion[16]
• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[17]

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

Media related to Harrington, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons