Magog (locally /ˈmeɪɡɔːɡ/; [maˈɡɔɡ]) is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog—after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River. It is a major centre and industrial city in the Regional County Municipality of Memphremagog. The city lies in the Eastern Townships tourist region.

Magog
City
The skyline of the city of Magog
Seal
Motto(s):  Fidelitate et Labore(Latin) "Through faithfulness and labour"
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Magog Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°09′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Constituted	October 9, 2002
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Nathalie Pelletier
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area [2][4]
• Total	167.50 km2 (64.67 sq mi)
• Land	144.19 km2 (55.67 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	25,358
• Density	175.9/km2 (456/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.2%
• Dwellings	13,605
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J1X
Area code(s)	819 and 873
Highways A-10 A-55	Route 108 Route 112 Route 141 Route 247
Website	www.ville.magog.qc.ca

In 2002 the City of Magog was merged with the Township of Magog and the Village of Omerville as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec.

Etymology

"Memphremagog" comes from the Abenaki word mamhlawbagak, which means "large expanse of water" or "vast lake."[5] "Magog" is believed to be a truncation of the lake's name. However, it could also come from namagok and namagwôttik, which means "the lake where there is brook trout." Others have theorised that the name has Biblical origins in Gog and Magog, or that it refers to an ancient city by the same name.[1]

History

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The Abenaki were the first to inhabit the region^{[citation needed]} and had long visited the Memphremagog and its waterways.[5] The town was founded in 1776, when Loyalists emigrated from nearby Vermont. They called it The Outlet, referring to the flow of water emptying into the Magog River from the lake.^{[citation needed]}

Considered the founder of Magog, Ralph Merry, an American Revolutionary, immigrated to Lower Canada in 1799 and settled in Bolton, to the west of the lake. He bought up all the neighboring lots, including the village of Magog, where he went on to act as its mayor, judge, and developer. In 1821, he built a house there, which is the oldest standing house in the city.[6]

It was formally named Magog in 1855.

At the end of the 19th century and throughout the 20th, the city's economy was dominated by the textile industry, most notably by a cotton mill operated by Dominion Textile. It wasn't until the 1960s and 70s that the city's economy would achieve desperately needed diversification via tourism, services, and the development of the industrial park.[7]

In 2002 the City of Magog was merged with the Township of Magog and the Village of Omerville as part of the municipal reorganization in Quebec.

Notable people

• Rouville Beaudry, Quebec nationalism activist who served in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec[8]
• Pierre Bélanger, volleyball player who competed in the 1976 Olympics[9]
• Nicolas Boulay, Canadian Football League player[10]
• Reginald W. Buzzell, U.S. Army brigadier general, born in Magog[11]
• Sonia Vachon, actress[12]

Geography

Magog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog, the Rivière aux Cerises, and the Magog River. The city of Magog is also in close proximity, 35 km (21.8 mi), to the Derby Line–Stanstead border crossing station at the Canada-United States border.[13]

Climate

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Magog had a population of 28,312 living in 13,439 of its 15,009 total private dwellings, a change of 6.2% from its 2016 population of 26,669. With a land area of 144.26 km² (55.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 196.3/km² (508.3/sq mi) in 2021.[15]

Population trend:[16]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	25,358	6.2%
2006	23,880	6.0%
Merger	22,535 (+)	58.00%
2001	14,283	1.7%
1996	14,050	0.1%
1991	14,034	N/A

(+) Merged with the Township of Magog and the Village of Omerville on October 9, 2002.

Mother tongue (2011)[4]

Economy

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The city is the economic core of the Regional County Municipality of Memphremagog.

Industry

For several generations it was a one-industry (textile) manufacturing town, where Textile made linen ware produces. The main plant is still there but has considerably reduced its activities to a few employees mainly making pillows.

Tourism

Magog is in a resort area, with shops and services catering to vacationers and tourists. Tourism is related to the lake and the nearby Mount Orford.

See also

• List of cities in Quebec
• 2002 Magog municipal election

References

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Magog.

• Media related to Magog, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Magog (Québec)

[ru] Мейгог