Clarenceville, Quebec Explained

Clarenceville
Official Name:Middleview and Swisskess
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:45.0667°N -88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montérégie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Haut-Richelieu
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:December 27, 1989
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Louis Hak
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Brome—Missisquoi
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Iberville
Area Total Km2:81.70
Area Land Km2:63.06
Population Total:1154
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:18.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 4.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:732
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0J 1B0
Area Code:450 and 579
Blank Name:Highways

Clarenceville (formerly Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville) (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də klaʁɑ̃svil/) is a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,154. Some parts of the municipality have no drinking water system or sewers.[3]

History

Originally part of New France the area was named Seigneurie de Foucault and settled after 1727. The land was transferred to British rule after the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. The area was leased to Colonel Henry Caldwell in 1774 and called Caldwell's Manor, then sold in 1842 to Joseph Frederic Allard and renamed Allard's Manor. In 1822, the name was changed to Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, briefly Clarenceville,[4] after William, the Duke of Clarence (1765–1837), third son of King George III, who later became William IV.[5] The name was changed again in October 2022, to the Municipality of Clarenceville.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clarenceville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 63.06km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Clarenceville, Quebec
CensusTotal
YearResponsesCountTrendPop % CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
805 8.1%69.7%260 7.1%22.5%25 150.0%2.2%50 23.1%4.3%
745 12.0%67.7%280 6.7%25.5%10 33.3%0.9%65 0.0%5.9%
665 15.8%63.6%300 33.3%28.7%15 50.0%1.4%65 8.3%6.2%
790 35.0%71.5%225 41.6%20.4%30 20.0%2.7%60 20.0%5.4%
585 41.0%54.7%385 13.5%36.0%25 0.0%2.3%75 16.7%7.0%
415 n/a42.6%445n/a45.6%25n/a2.6%90n/a9.2%

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/56010/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=876 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  3. Web site: 2021-07-12. Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville : un village à sec. 2021-07-13. Lila . Dussaault. La Presse+. fr.
  4. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~macfie/clarenceville.htm
  5. Web site: July 12, 2021. Clarenceville: Histoire et patrimoine. May 8, 2022. fr.
  6. Web site: News Bulletin . Municipality of Clarenceville, QC . December 19, 2022 . 1.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . April 6, 2023.