Abercorn, Quebec

Abercorn is a village in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Québec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 334.[2][4]

Abercorn
Village municipality
Waterfall in the village of Abercorn, Québec
Waterfall in the village of Abercorn, Québec
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Abercorn is located in Southern Quebec
Abercorn
Abercorn
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°02′N 72°40′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMBrome-Missisquoi
Historic regionEastern Townships
Settled1797
ConstitutedJune 25, 1929
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorGuy Gravel
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingBrome-Missisquoi
Area
[2][4]
 • Total27.00 km2 (10.42 sq mi)
 • Land26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total334
 • Density12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 14.6%
 • Dwellings
236
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1B0
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-139
Census profile2446005[4]
MAMROT info46005[2]
Toponymie info88[1]

It is bordered by the larger township of Sutton to the north and east, by Frelighsburg to the west, and the town of Richford, Vermont in the United States to the south.

Toponymy

The place was first known as Sheppard's Mills in honor 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.

History

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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Abercorn had a population of 341 living in 180 of its 240 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 334. With a land area of 26.72 km2 (10.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 334 Decrease 14.6%
2011 391 Increase 6.8%
2006 366 Increase 10.9%
2001 330 Decrease 4.1%
1996 344 Increase 7.2%
1991 321 N/A

Mother tongue (2016)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French 200 59.7%
English 115 34.3%
Visible minorities and Aboriginal population
Canada 2016 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source:[7]		South Asian00
Chinese00
Black00
Filipino00
Latin American00
Southeast Asian00
Arab00
West Asian00
Korean00
Japanese00
Mixed visible minority00
Other visible minority00
Total visible minority population00
Aboriginal group
Source:[8]		First Nations4514.3
Métis00
Inuit00
Total Aboriginal population4514.3
White27085.7
Total population315100

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 88 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 46005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Abercorn, Village [Census subdivision], Quebec and les Etchemins, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  7. 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Abercorn, Quebec
  8. Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision



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