Hemmingford is a

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in south-west

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. The population as of the

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was 1,995. The township completely surrounds the Village of Hemmingford. The two entities (village and township) are locally referred to collectively as Hemmingford. The two share many things, such as the cost of the volunteer fire department, and both hold their councils and offices in the same building in the village.

History

The geographic township was established in 1799, and named after

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, in Huntingdonshire, England. The Saint-Romain-de-Hemmingford mission was set up in 1838 (which became a parish in 1853), while the first Anglican church was built 1843. On July 1, 1845, the Township Municipality of Hemmingford was founded, but on September 1, 1847, it merged with Hinchinbrooke, Godmanchester, Dundee, St. Anicet, and Russeltown, to form the Municipality of Beauharnois Numéro Deux. On July 1, 1855, this merger was undone and the Township Municipality of Hemmingford was reestablished. Subsequently, the territory of the township was successively partitioned in 1857, 1863, and 1878 to form to the new municipalities of Franklin, Havelock and the Village of Hemmingford respectively.

Geography

The township of Hemmingford is located due south of

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in the Jardins-de-Napierville in the

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region, in the south-east corner of the former Huntingdon County. It sits between what was the Seigniory of Beauharnois and Seigniory of Lacolle. Prior to its survey in 1792 and 1793, the Township was called "Waste lands". Since the mid 1800's Hemmingford has been known as being part of one of the main apple producing regions in Quebec. The township borders the townships of Havelock, St-Chrysostome, St-Clotilde, Sherrington, and St-Bernard-de-Lacolle. Its southern border is the

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with

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, in

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Hamlets

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries: * Barrington () – a

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situated at the junction of Rte 219 and Fisher Road. *Hallerton () – a

situated on Williams Road. *The Fort () – a

located along Quebec Route 202 in the west towards Havelock

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Hemmingford 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.

Local government

List of former mayors: * John Byrne (1845–1847) * William Barrett (1855–1860) * Richard Hayes (1860–1862) * John Scriver (1862–1864) * William Barington Johnson (1864–1868, 1870–1896) * Donald Mc Naughton (1868–1870) * William J. Robson (1896–1898) * James Fisher (1898–1900, 1910–1912) * Patrick Leahy (1900–1902) * Joseph Merlin (1902–1907) * Joseph Mc Kirryher (1907–1910) * William Horne (1912–1914, 1915–1916) * Narcisse Lavallée (1914–1915) * A. E. Mc Crea (1916–1917) * Robert Thomson Brownlee (1917–1927) * Charles Collings (1927–1941) * Moise Lavallée (1941–1945) * Henry Alister Darby Somerville (1945–1949, 1961–1965) * Henri Philion (1949–1953) * Vernon Ellerton (1953–1957) * Joseph Perras (1957–1961) * Florian Dauphimais (1965–1969) * William J. Brown (1969–1973) * Karl Kramell (...–2005) * Jean-Pierre Bergeron (2005–2009) * Paul Viau (2009–2021) * Lucien Bouchard (2021–present)

Attractions

Some of the local attractions include Parc Safari and Hemmingford Golf and Country Club. The town supports many commercial apple growers, as well as cideries and wineries which include; Cidrerie Du Minot, Domaine du Salamandre, le Chat Botté, Vignes des Bacchantes and Cidrerie C.E.Petch.

References

External links

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Destination Hemmingford
{{Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM, state=expanded Township municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality