North Hatley is a village of 675 people (2021 Census), located at the north end of Lake Massawippi. It is part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada, also known as Estrie or Cantons de l'Est in French.

North Hatley
Village municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
North Hatley Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°17′N 71°58′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Constituted	October 25, 1897
Named for	Hatley, Cambridgeshire[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Marcella Davis Gerrish (2021–Present)
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area [2][4]
• Total	4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
• Land	3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	632
• Density	188.4/km2 (488/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	3.4%
• Dwellings	448
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2C0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 108
Website	www.northhatley.org

Locals usually have to drive to the nearby towns of Magog or Sherbrooke to find big-city amenities, although there are smaller stores and cafés in the town which are open year-round. Those include Emporium (antiques), The Pomegranate (antiques), LeBaron's Store (grocery store and gift shop), The Pilsen Pub, and Accommodation Massawippi (convenience store) among others.

History

Many of the first settlers around North Hatley were United Empire Loyalists, mostly farmers, who left New England in the years following the American Declaration of Independence in 1776.

The village owes most of its great houses and particular architecture to its first aristocrats, and mostly Americans from south of the Mason–Dixon line.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Hatley had a population of 675 living in 319 of its 450 total private dwellings, a change of 6.8% from its 2016 population of 632. With a land area of 3.35 km² (1.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.5/km² (521.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Local government

List of former mayors:

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• Stephan Doré (2001–2009)
• Michael Page (2009–2021)
• Marcella Davis Gerrish (2021–Present)

In media

North Hatley was the location for the shooting of a few films, including Secret Window with Johnny Depp,.[11][12]

North Hatley was mentioned in the television show The X-Files as the location of the Cigarette Smoking Man's hideout (in the episode "The Red and the Black").

North Hatley was the setting for the 2003 film Hatley High. Some of its landmarks, including the North Hatley sign, can be seen throughout the movie. However, the bulk of the movie was filmed in Hudson.

Notable people

Several Canadian Modernist poets, including F. R. Scott, Louis Dudek, Ralph Gustafson, Ronald Sutherland, and D. G. Jones, have lived in North Hatley.[13]

It is also home to many artists and craftspeople, including Emily LeBaron, an artist, antiquarian, art teacher and community organizer, and also Naisi LeBaron, known locally for her "art naive" paintings of village life in North Hatley and environs, as well as local graphic artist Mellanie Beauchamp.

North Hatley also has in its history philanthropists well committed to their community, such as Arthur Russell Virgin and Janet Blake.

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec
• Emily LeBaron
• Janet Blake
• Arthur Russell Virgin

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Hatley.

• Eastern Townships Tours
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
• Commission de toponymie du Québec