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Havelock
Township municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
HavelockLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°03′N 73°45′W / 45.050°N 73.750°W / 45.050; -73.750
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	April 1, 1863
Named for	Henry Havelock
Government
• Mayor	Gerald Beaudoin
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	88.96 km (34.35 sq mi)
• Land	88.92 km (34.33 sq mi)
Population
• Total	756
• Density	8.5/km (22/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	2.2%
• Dwellings	407
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 2C0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-202 R-203

Havelock is a township in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 756. Neighbouring townships include Franklin to the west, St-Chrysostome to the north and Hemmingford to the east. Havelock's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border with New York State.

Located within Havelock is Covey Hill, one of the northernmost hills of the Adirondack Mountains and the highest point in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality.

History

Named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, a British general who served in India, the township municipality was created in 1863 from the west end of Hemmingford Township.

Geography

Communities

In addition to the namesake community, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:

• Covey Hill (45°01′06″N 73°45′28″W / 45.01833°N 73.75778°W / 45.01833; -73.75778 (Covey Hill, Havelock, QC)) – a hamlet located 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) north of the US border along Route 203.
• Domaine-Enchanté (45°00′59″N 73°45′58″W / 45.01639°N 73.76611°W / 45.01639; -73.76611 (Domaine-Enchanté, Havelock, QC)) – a cottage community just west of Covey Hill situated on the north shore of Lac-Enchanté.
• Projet-Laplante (45°01′07″N 73°49′41″W / 45.01861°N 73.82806°W / 45.01861; -73.82806 (Projet-Laplante, Havelock, QC)) – a hamlet located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles) west of Covey Hill.
• Russeltown Flats (45°04′01″N 73°45′41″W / 45.06694°N 73.76139°W / 45.06694; -73.76139 (Russeltown Flats, Havelock, QC)) – a hamlet located in the northern portion.
• The Fort (45°02′44″N 73°41′13″W / 45.04556°N 73.68694°W / 45.04556; -73.68694 (The Fort, Havelock, QC)) – a hamlet located in the southeast portion along Route 202.

Lakes & rivers

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

• Lac Enchanté (45°00′52″N 73°45′57″W / 45.01444°N 73.76583°W / 45.01444; -73.76583 (Lac Enchanté, Havelock, QC)) – a lake situated 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) north of the US border.
• Le Gouffre (45°00′08″N 73°47′15″W / 45.00222°N 73.78750°W / 45.00222; -73.78750 (Le Gouffre, Havelock, QC)) – a small lake southwest of Lac Enchanté.

Topographic features

• Covey Hill (45°00′59″N 73°47′48″W / 45.01639°N 73.79667°W / 45.01639; -73.79667 (Lac Enchanté, Havelock, QC)) – a mountain situated west of the hamlet of Covey Hill. At 345 metres (1,132 feet), it is the highest point in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Havelock had a population of 756 living in 352 of its 407 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 740. With a land area of 88.7 km (34.2 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.5/km (22.1/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Havelock, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		750		500	0.0%	66.67%		225	2.3%	30.00%		5	n/a%	0.66%		20	20.0%	2.67%
2006		745		500	9.1%	67.11%		220	2.2%	29.53%		0	100.0%	0.00%		25	n/a%	3.36%
2001		790		550	12.2%	69.62%		225	22.4%	28.48%		15	50.0%	1.90%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		810		490	n/a	60.49%		290	n/a	35.80%		10	n/a	1.24%		20	n/a	2.47%

Arts and culture

The town is noted for its annual agricultural fair, Havelock Fair, held every September. It showcases the best the local countryside has to offer. It was founded in 1871 and is one of the oldest fairs in Canada.

See also

• English River (Chateauguay River tributary)
• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 28191". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Havelock". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. ^ "Havelock, Quebec (Code 2469005) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
5. ^ "Covey Hill, Québec". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
12. Havelock Fair Homepage Archived 2012-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 23 September 2012

• Rootsweb South West Quebec

External links

• Havelock Fair
• Havelock official website
• Chateauguay Valley
• The Russeltown Flatts Church
• Apples
• Covey Hill

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Chrysostome Franklin Havelock Hemmingford (township)  United States Mooers, New York

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

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