Hinchinbrooke, Quebec

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Hinchinbrooke, Quebec
—  Canton  —
Coordinates (933, 2e Concession): 45°01′23″N 74°03′36″W / 45.02306, -74.06
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Established 01 Jul, 1855
Government
 - Mayor Normand Crête
 - Federal MP
(Beauharnois-Salaberry)
Claude DeBellefeuille
(Bloc Québécois)
 - Quebec MNA
(Huntingdon)
Albert De Martin
(Action démocratique du Québec)
Area
 - Land 148.25 km² (57.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,369
 - Density 16.0/km² (41.4/sq mi)
 - Change ~2001 -0.5%
 - Dwellings 1,180
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes Route 202

Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southwest Quebec, in the Châteauguay Valley.

Hinchinbrooke shares municipal boundaries with Huntingdon, Godmanchester, Elgin, Ormstown, Franklin and the American border with New York State. The primary industries in Hinchinbrooke are agriculture, with dairy cattle and Apple farming being the most prevalent sub-sectors.

Sir William Hales Hingston, physician and mayor of Montreal, was born in Hinchinbrooke.

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Coordinates: 45°0′20.7″N, 74°5′41″W

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