Lingwick

Lingwick is a township of about 400 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Lingwick
Township municipality
Church in Gould
Church in Gould
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Lingwick is located in Southern Quebec
Lingwick
Lingwick
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.58°N 71.33°W / 45.58; -71.33[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorMarcel Langlois
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total249.60 km2 (96.37 sq mi)
 • Land243.48 km2 (94.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total428
 • Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 7.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2Z0
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-214
R-257
Websitewww.cantondelingwick.com

It incorporates the former villages of Gould and Sainte-Marguerite.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lingwick had a population of 456 living in 222 of its 334 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 428. With a land area of 243.01 km2 (93.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Reference number 36149 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 41085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Lingwick, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
  4. "Lingwick (Township) - Haut-Saint-François - Eastern Townships (Quebec)". Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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