Godmanchester, Quebec
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Godmanchester is a township municipality located in
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (, ) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries. ...
in the
Montérégie Montérégie () is an administrative region in the southwest part of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Châteauguay, Longueuil, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and Vaudreuil-Dorion. ...
region of
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, Canada. The population as of the
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was 1,403 The southeast part of the township is mostly delineated by the
Châteauguay River The Châteauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in: * Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, in the Adironda ...
, while the south end borders with
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. It was named after
Godmanchester Godmanchester ( ) is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse. Being on the Roman roads ...
, England, in 1811.


History

Its first settlers were Canadian soldiers who were discharged at the time of the
American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...
in the late 18th century. The geographic township of Godmanchester was first surveyed in 1811, and named by Surveyor William Chewett after the English town Godmanchester. In 1845, the Township Municipality of Godmanchester was established, but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished in 1855.


Geography

The municipality is situated along the
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.


Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: * Dewittville () – a
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situated along Route 138 and the
Châteauguay River The Châteauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in: * Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, in the Adironda ...
, midway between Huntingdon and Ormstown. *Lee's Corner () – a hamlet situated west of Huntingdon.


Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries: *
Châteauguay River The Châteauguay River (or Chateaugay River in the United States) is a tributary of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, flowing in: * Clinton County, New York, Clinton County and Franklin County, New York, Franklin County, in the Adironda ...
– runs along the municipality's northeast border. * Trout River – runs along the municipality's southeastern border. Several other smaller streams and waterways also exist throughout the municipality.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
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, Godmanchester had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Economy

Godmanchester is a rural municipality primarily characterized by its agricultural economy. The local economy relies heavily on farming, with a focus on dairy, cattle, and crop production, such as grains and corn. Given its proximity to the United States, agriculture and trade benefit from access to both domestic and cross-border markets. Although small in size, the region supports local businesses connected to the agricultural sector, including machinery and equipment services. The quiet, rural nature of Godmanchester shapes its economy, which remains largely based on traditional farming activities.


Government

List of former mayors: * James Biggar (1845–1847) * Alexander Anderson (1855) * Charles Dewitt (1855–1857) * James O'Neill (1857–1860) * Robert Douglas (1860–1862, 1866–1873) * Peter Brady (1862–1866) * John Stewart (1873–1875) * David White (1875–1878) * John Ferns (1878–1883) * William H. Walker (1883–1899) * Alexander Cunningham (1899–1903) * Charles Bell (1903–1905) * Malcolm Mc Naughton (1905–1909) * Andrew O'Connor (1909–1911) * William J. Smellie (1911–1912) * Joseph T. Smythe (1912–1913) * William D. Ruddock (1913–1916, 1917–1919) * Arthur Rankin (1916–1917) * Edward P. Tallon (1919–1921) * John Purcell (1921–1925) * John White (1925–1927) * William J. Sherry (1927–1937) * Alfred Latulipe (1937–1941) * John Tannahill (1941–1946) * William Graham (1946–1947) * John Caldwell (1947–1953) * Olivier Leblanc (1953–1957) * Patrick Sherry (1957–1959) * Hector St-Onge (1959–1965) * Charles Reid (1965–1973) * Réal Racine (1973–1979) * Marion Trépanier (1979–1983) * Philippe Leblanc (1984–1999) * Pierre Poirier (1999–present)


Infrastructure

The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.


See also

*
List of anglophone communities in Quebec This is a list of anglophone communities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Municipalities with a high percentage of English-speakers in Quebec are listed. The provincial average of Quebecers whose mother tongue is English is 7.6%, with a tot ...
*
List of township municipalities in Quebec This is a list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipal type township municipality, an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. Township municipalities (area is in km², populati ...


References


External links

* {{Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM, state=expanded Township municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality