Hinchinbrooke, Quebec
| Hinchinbrooke | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM. |
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 Hinchinbrooke
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| Coordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°WCoordinates: 45°03′N 74°06′W / 45.050°N 74.100°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Normand Crete |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.20 km2 (57.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 149.32 km2 (57.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,242 |
| • Density | 15.0/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,148 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 202
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Hinchinbrooke is a rural community in southern Quebec, in the Châteauguay Valley, in the MRC de Le Haut-Saint-Laurent. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,242.
Since the 1980 dissolution of Huntingdon County, Hinchinbrooke is within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality.
The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
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 from 1875 to 1877, was born in Hinchinbrooke.
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