| Abercorn | |
| Settlement Type: | Village municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.0333°N -112°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Estrie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Name4: | Eastern Townships |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1797 |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | June 25, 1929 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Guy Favreau |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Brome—Missisquoi |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 26.72 |
| Population Total: | 341 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 2.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 236 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0E 1B0 |
| Area Codes: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Census profile |
| Blank Info Sec2: | https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Abercorn&DGUIDlist=2021A00052446005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0[2] |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | MAMROT info |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 46005 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Toponymie info |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 88 |
Abercorn is a small village located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebéc, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canada Census, was 341.
It currently covers a land area of approximately 26.73 km² (10.32 sq mi) and Is bordered by Sutton to the north and east, Frelighsburg to the west, and Richford, Vermont to the south.
The place was first known as Sheppard's Mills in honour of Thomas Sheppard, one of the first inhabitants in 1879. However, the origin of the name Abercorn remains uncertain. This name is probably related to the title held by James Hamilton (1811-1885), Duke of Abercorn. This title is itself linked to a Scottish village located east of Edinburgh.
Thomas Spencer built the first log cabin near Abercorn in 1792. The village was originally called Sheppard's Mills in honour of Thomas Shepard, a New Hampshire loyalist who built the area's first grain and saw mill. Originally part of Sutton, Abercorn was established as a township in 1929.
The village is located on the northern edge of the Green Mountains in the Sutton Valley, flanked to the west by the Pinnacle and to the east by the Sutton Mountain range. The Sutton river runs through the valley, as does Route 139 and the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway.
Located about 105 km from Montréal via Autoroute 10 and near the ski hills of Mount Sutton, Bromont, Jay Peak, Vermont, and Mont Owl's Head, Abercorn is a popular day trip and vacation spot for Montrealers.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Abercorn had a population of residing in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 26.72km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
Population trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 341 | 2.1% | |
| 2016 | 334 | 14.6% | |
| 2011 | 391 | 6.8% | |
| 2006 | 366 | 10.9% | |
| 2001 | 330 | 4.1% | |
| 1996 | 344 | 7.2% | |
| 1991 | 320 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2021)[5]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French | 205 | 65.08% | |
| English | 110 | 34.92% |
| Visible minorities and Aboriginal population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada 2016 Census | Population | % of Total Population | ||
| Visible minority group Source: | South Asian | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Mixed visible minority | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other visible minority | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total visible minority population | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aboriginal group Source:[6] | 45 | 14.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Aboriginal population | 45 | 14.3 | ||
| 270 | 85.7 | |||
| Total population | 315 | 100 | ||