Hochelaga County, Quebec Explained

Hochelaga County
Native Name:	Comté d'Hochelaga
Native Name Lang:	fr
Settlement Type:	County
Coordinates:	45.5833°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Canada
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Quebec
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto

Hochelaga County was a historic county on the Island of Montreal in the province of Quebec. It existed between1855^[1] and 1921.

Wardens

The county was administered by a council headed by a warden.

• Joseph-Octave Villeneuve (1866 to 1880)

Associations

• Hochelaga County Agricultural Society (politician Louis Beaubien served as president)^[2]

Sources

• NGA GEOnet Names Server (GNS), 18TXR1051648731, http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/
• Book: Atlas of the city and island of Montreal, including the counties of Jacques Cartier and Hochelaga, 1879. Provincial Surveying and Pub. Co.. 1879. April 11, 2013. https://archive.today/20130628051800/http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3933635&back_url=&&back_url=. June 28, 2013. dead.
• Web site: City of Montreal – Proclamation to issue applying to the – And the County of Hochelaga, the Act 41 [Victoria Chapter] 17 intituled An Act for the better prevention of crimes of violence etc]. Library and Archives Canada. April 11, 2013.
• Book: Règlements de la Société de construction du comté d'Hochelaga. Montreal. 1875. April 11, 2013. By-laws of a financial institution that served this county.

Notes and References

1. Book: Acte des municipalités et des chemins de 1855, et certains acts y relatifs, comprenant .... L'acte d'amendement de la representation parliamentaire de 1855. 145. April 11, 2013.
2. Beaubien, Louis. Fernande . Roy. 14.