Howick, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Howick

Municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM

Howick

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°11′N 73°51′W﻿ / ﻿45.183°N 73.850°W﻿ / 45.183; -73.850[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Quebec
Region| Montérégie
RCM| Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted| October 29, 1915
Government

[2][3]

• Mayor| Richard Raithby
• Federal riding| Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding| Huntingdon
Area

[2][4]

• Total| 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
• Land| 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[4]

• Total| 850
• Density| 885.0/km2 (2,292/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)

|  9.3%
• Dwellings

| 366
Time zone| UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)|

J0S 1G0

Area code(s)| 450 and 579
Highways|  R-138
Website| www.villagehowick.com

Howick is the third smallest municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 850. Situated along the English River in the heart of the Chateauguay Valley, it is approximately 50 minutes southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of the Canada–United States border.

## Geography[edit]

### Lakes & Rivers[edit]

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

* English River - runs south to north along Howick's southeast boundary

## History[edit]

Around 1804, George Ellice, son of Lord Alexander Ellice, built a mill on the west bank of the English River, that became a settlement bearing his name: George's Mill. Circa 1833, the place was known in English as Howick (named after either Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, or his son Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, both known as Viscount Howick), but known in French as Village de la Fourche (French for "Village of the Fork" in refence to the nearby confluence of the Chateauguay and English Rivers).[1][5]

On October 29, 1915, the Village Municipality of Howick was established when it split off from the Parish Municipality of Très-Saint-Sacrement.[6]

On May 15, 2010, the village municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.[1]

## Demographics[edit]

### Population[edit]

Canada census – Howick community profile

| 2021| 2016| 2011

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Population| 850 (+9.3% from 2016)| 778 (+23.5% from 2011)| 630 (+4.4% from 2006)
Land area| 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)| 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)| 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population density| 885/km2 (2,290/sq mi)| 803.5/km2 (2,081/sq mi)| 634.2/km2 (1,643/sq mi)
Median age| 34.4 (M: 34.8, F: 34.0)| 37.1 (M: 34.9, F: 38.9)| 39.1 (M: 37.5, F: 40.2)
Private dwellings| 366 (total) 347 (occupied)| 352 (total) | 288 (total)
Median household income| $72,000| $54,016| $38,092

References: 2021[7] 2016[8] 2011[9] earlier[10][11]

Historical Census Data - Howick, Quebec| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1921 | 457| —
1931 | 471| +3.1%
1941 | 484| +2.8%
1951 | 549| +13.4%
1956 | 560| +2.0%
1961 | 647| +15.5%
1966 | 590| −8.8%
1971 | 575| −2.5%
1976 | 667| +16.0%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

|
|

1981 | 639| −4.2%
1986 | 621| −2.8%
1991 | 636| +2.4%
1996 | 617| −3.0%
2001 | 580| −6.0%
2006 | 606| +4.5%
2011 | 630| +4.0%
2016 | 778| +23.5%
2021 | 850| +9.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[12]

### Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Howick, Quebec[12]

Census  |  | Total  |  |

French

|  |

English

|  |

French & English

|  |

Other

Year  |  | Responses  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %

2016

|  |

780

|  | 525  |  32.9%  | 67.3%  |  | 225  |  9.8%  | 28.8%  |  | 20  |  0.0%  | 2.6%  |  | 10  |  0.0%  | 1.3%

2011

|  |

630

|  | 395  |  9.2%  | 62.7%  |  | 205  |  32.3%  | 32.5%  |  | 20  |  n/a%  | 3.2%  |  | 10  |  0.0%  | 1.6%

2006

|  |

600

|  | 435  |  38.1%  | 72.5%  |  | 155  |  35.4%  | 25.8%  |  | 0  |  100.0%  | 0.0%  |  | 10  |  33.3%  | 1.7%

2001

|  |

580

|  | 315  |  14.9%  | 54.3%  |  | 240  |  6.7%  | 41.4%  |  | 10  |  50.0%  | 1.7%  |  | 15  |  n/a%  | 2.6%

1996

|  |

615

|  | 370  | n/a  | 60.2%  |  | 225  | n/a  | 36.6%  |  | 20  | n/a  | 3.3%  |  | 0  | n/a  | 0.0%

## Local government[edit]

List of former mayors:[6]

* Thomas Gebbie (1915–1919, 1921–1923)
* Egbert G. Mahon (1919–1921)
* Charles Jodoin (1923–1925)
* J. S. Rorison (1925–1927, 1929–1931)
* Oscar Houle (1927–1929)
* Siméon Beaudin (1931–1933, 1939–1941, 1947–1949)
* J. A. Caruthers (1933–1935)
* Napoléon Parent (1935–1937, 1943–1945)
* W. Watson (1937–1939, 1941–1943)
* Syd Stewart (1945–1947)
* W. E. Logan (1949–1951)
* Isidore Jenneau (1951–1953)
* Ralph Reddick (1953–1955)
* Paul Laberge (1955–1957)
* William Brown (1957–1959)
* Léo Parent (1959–1961)
* William McArthur (1961–1963)
* Philippe Brault (1963–1965)
* Clarence Kerr (1965–1967)
* Antoine Meunier (1967–1975)
* Norman Fletcher (1975–1981)
* Roma Myre (1981–1988)
* Arthur Tellier (1988–1993)
* Claude Jodoin (1993–1995)
* Robert Doré (1995–2005)
* Denis Loiselle (2005–2013)
* Richard Raithby (2013–present)

## Transportation[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

* Chateauguay River
* List of anglophone communities in Quebec
* List of municipalities in Quebec

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 29106". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Howick". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
3. ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Howick, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
5. ^ "Portrait détaillé: Histoire et patrimoine". www.villagehowick.com. Municipalité de Howick. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
6. ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Howick (municipalité) 29.10.1915 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
7. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
9. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
10. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
11. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
12. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

## External links[edit]

Media related to Howick, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

|  | Très-Saint-Sacrement
Chateauguay River |

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Très-Saint-Sacrement |

Howick

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Subdivisions of Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Cities|

* Huntingdon

Municipalities|

* Elgin
* Franklin
* Hinchinbrooke
* Howick
* Ormstown
* Saint-Anicet
* Saint-Chrysostome
* Sainte-Barbe

Parishes|

* Très-Saint-Sacrement

Townships|

* Dundee
* Godmanchester
* Havelock

* Regional County Municipalities in Montérégie:
Acton
* Beauharnois-Salaberry
* Brome-Missisquoi
* La Haute-Yamaska
* La Vallée-du-Richelieu
* Le Haut-Richelieu
* Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
* Les Jardins-de-Napierville
* Les Maskoutains
* Marguerite-D'Youville
* Pierre-De Saurel
* Roussillon
* Rouville
* Vaudreuil-Soulanges

* Urban Agglomerations: Longueuil (TE)

* Native Reserves: Akwesasne
* Kahnawake

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