Hemmingford
Township municipality
Location within Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM
Hemmingford Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°35′W / 45.083°N 73.583°W / 45.083; -73.583[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Paul Viau
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	158.10 km2 (61.04 sq mi)
• Land	157.36 km2 (60.76 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	1,747
• Density	11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.9%
• Dwellings	823
Demonym	Hemmingfordien
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0L 1H0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-202 R-205 R-219
Geocode	68015
Website	www.hemmingford.ca/canton/

Hemmingford is a township municipality in south-west Quebec, founded in 1799. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,747. 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

After creation in 1855, 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.^[5]

Geography

The township of Hemmingford is located due south of Montreal in the Jardins-de-Napierville in the Montérégie 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 Canada–United States border with Clinton County, in New York State.

Hamlets

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Barrington (45°6′35.9994″N 73°34′18.696″W / 45.109999833°N 73.57186000°W / 45.109999833; -73.57186000 (Barrington, Hemmingford, QC)) – a hamlet situated at the junction of Rte 219 and Fisher Road.
• Hallerton (45°4′18.9984″N 73°31′46.9992″W / 45.071944000°N 73.529722000°W / 45.071944000; -73.529722000 (Hallerton, Hemmingford, QC)) – a hamlet situated on Williams Road.
• The Fort (45°2′42″N 73°41′12.9978″W / 45.04500°N 73.686943833°W / 45.04500; -73.686943833 (The Fort, Hemmingford, QC)) – a hamlet located along Quebec Route 202 in the west towards Havelock

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hemmingford had a population of 1,995 living in 821 of its 899 total private dwellings, a change of 5% from its 2016 population of 1,900. With a land area of 157.22 km² (60.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.7/km² (32.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Hemmingford (township), Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		1,725		925	7.6%	53.62%		625	15.0%	36.23%		35	40.0%	2.03%		140	3.4%	8.12%
2006		1,765		860	11.0%	48.73%		735	6.5%	41.64%		25	61.5%	1.42%		145	12.1%	8.21%
2001		1,695		775	20.9%	45.72%		690	5.3%	40.71%		65	550.0%	3.83%		165	65.0%	9.73%
1996		1,745		980	n/a	56.16%		655	n/a	37.54%		10	n/a	0.57%		100	n/a	5.73%

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.