Saint-Armand () is a
municipality
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located within the
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the
Eastern Townships. The population as of the
Canada 2011 Census
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was 1,248. It is located on the
Canada–United States border.
The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of
Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.
Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships.
Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the
Skirmish at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the
Lower Canada Rebellion.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
(+) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
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In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.[Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011]
Notable people
* Polly Barber, businesswoman
* Maria Elise Turner Lauder, writer
* Langley Frank Willard Smith, World War I flying ace
See also
* History of Quebec
* List of anglophone communities in Quebec
*List of municipalities in Quebec
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* Nigger Rocka cemetery of free and enslaved black people
References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Underground Railroad locations in Canada