| Franklin | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.0333°N -128°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montérégie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | March 31, 1973 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Yves Métras |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Huntingdon |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.76 |
| Area Land Km2: | 112.33 |
| Population Total: | 1635 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 14.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 0.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 800 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0S 1E0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Franklin is a Canadian municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec along the Canada–US border. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,635.
The municipality is situated along the border with the United States.
Geological features include an east-west forested ridge Covey Hill, a foothill to the northern Adirondack Mountains of New York State, from which the skyscrapers of Montreal are visible to the northeast. Streams run from its northern flank to the Châteauguay Valley where tributaries feed the Châteauguay River that drains into the St. Lawrence River.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
The first settler, Asa Smith, came to this area circa 1788. He was followed by American, Irish, and English settlers that arrived in the beginning of the 19th century. In 1857, the Township Municipality of Franklin was founded, named after John Franklin. On June 8, 1860, Franklin lost part of its territory when the Parish Municipality of Saint-Antoine-Abbé was formed (which was renamed in March 1969 to Saint-Antoine-Abbé (Partie Nord-Est)).[1] The Franklin post office opened in 1868.
In 1973, the current municipality was formed when the Township Municipality of Franklin and the Parish Municipality of Saint-Antoine-Abbé-Partie-Nord-Est were merged.
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Franklin, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 1,210 | 0.8% | 71.81% | 390 | 13.0% | 23.14% | 35 | 250.0% | 2.08% | 50 | 33.3% | 2.97% | ||||||||
| 1,220 | 5.2% | 73.94% | 345 | 2.8% | 20.91% | 10 | 60.0% | 0.61% | 75 | 200.0% | 4.54% | ||||||||
| 1,160 | 1.7% | 74.12% | 355 | 9.0% | 22.68% | 25 | 25.0% | 1.60% | 25 | 37.5% | 1.60% | ||||||||
| 1,180 | n/a | 72.39% | 390 | n/a | 23.93% | 20 | n/a | 1.23% | 40 | n/a | 2.45% | ||||||||
Apple orchards and maple sugar groves are the principal agriculture near the village of Franklin Centre, Quebec and on the hill while around the village of St. Antoine Abbe in the flat valley there are fertile croplands and dairy farms.
Leahy Orchards is a major employer and exporter of applesauce and Applesnax label products.
List of former mayors since formation of current municipality:[2]
"Chemin de Covey Hill" (Covey Hill road) is considered to be one of the premier cycling roads in southern Quebec. This is due to the impressive climb between Havelock and Franklin Centre, the breath-taking views of the St. Lawrence and Richelieu river valleys, as well as a surprisingly good quality road surface. This is the first road north of the US-Canada border.