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Elgin
Municipality
Elgin town hall
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
ElginLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°01′20″N 74°13′45″W / 45.0222°N 74.2292°W / 45.0222; -74.2292
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Deborah Stewart
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	69.51 km (26.84 sq mi)
• Land	69.35 km (26.78 sq mi)
Population
• Total	389
• Density	5.6/km (15/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	1.3%
• Dwellings	206
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 2E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-138

Elgin is a rural municipality in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 389. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Châteauguay rivers and the Canada–United States border.

History

The Municipality of the Township of Elgin was formed in 1855, with the present town hall being built in 1869. Its small fields and many stone houses attest to the first Scottish settlers who began arriving in the early 19th century. It was named in honour of James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, who had become popular with French Canadians for passing the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849 to compensate the victims of the 1837 Uprising.

In 2009, the township municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the border with the United States, 14 kilometres south-west of Huntingdon, Quebec. It is one of the two southernmost communities in Quebec, along with Hinchinbrooke, with their tripoint with New York on the Châteauguay River being the southernmost point in the province.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

• Trout River (44°59′52″N 74°19′00″W / 44.99778°N 74.31667°W / 44.99778; -74.31667 (Trout River, Elgin, QC)) – a hamlet situated on Route 138, just north of the U.S. border. Includes Canada & US Customs border crossing.

Lakes & rivers

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

• Trout River (45°04′24″N 74°11′07″W / 45.07333°N 74.18528°W / 45.07333; -74.18528 (Trout River, Elgin, QC)) – runs along the municipality's Western and Northern border.
• Châteauguay River (45°01′56″N 74°11′08.9″W / 45.03222°N 74.185806°W / 45.03222; -74.185806 (Châteauguay River, Elgin, QC)) – delineates the municipality's Eastern border.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Elgin, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		405		155	8.8%	38.27%		210	22.2%	51.85%		10	n/a%	2.47%		30	200.0%	7.41%
2006		450		170	3.0%	37.8%		270	14.9%	60.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%		10	77.8%	2.22%
2001		455		165	43.5%	36.26%		235	17.5%	51.65%		10	n/a%	2.20%		45	0.0%	9.89%
1996		445		115	n/a	25.84%		285	n/a	64.05%		0	n/a	0.00%		45	n/a	10.11%

Local government

List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2023)

• Noëlla Daoust (...–2005)
• Jean-Pierre Proulx (2005–2009)
• Deborah Stewart (2009–present)

Arts and culture

A rural art and music centre offers a full summer program of professional entertainment and cultural events in a renovated old church, now named Kelso Hall. Run by community volunteers Kim Moss, Nora Quinn, and Cathleen Johnston, Kelso Hall has been host to comedian Lorne Elliott, classical string quartets, silent movies with piano accompaniment, slide-music presentations, exhibits of art, and more. (Since 2013, this project has been closed)

See also

• Jamieson Line Border Crossing
• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 402676". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 69050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. ^ "Elgin, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census

External links

• Elgin website
• Percy Covered Bridge, Powerscourt Quebec

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Godmanchester Godmanchester Elgin Hinchinbrooke Constable | Burke

v t e  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

• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality