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Howick
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
HowickLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°11′N 73°51′W / 45.183°N 73.850°W / 45.183; -73.850
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	October 29, 1915
Government
• Mayor	Richard Raithby
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area
• Total	0.96 km (0.37 sq mi)
• Land	0.96 km (0.37 sq mi)
Population
• Total	850
• Density	885.0/km (2,292/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	9.3%
• Dwellings	366
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1G0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-138
Website	www.villagehowick.com

Howick is the third smallest municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 850. Situated along the English River in the heart of the Châteauguay Valley, it is approximately 50 minutes southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of the Canada–United States border.

Geography

Lakes & Rivers

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

• English River – runs south to north along Howick's southeast boundary

History

Around 1804, George Ellice, son of Lord Alexander Ellice, built a mill on the west bank of the English River, that became a settlement bearing his name: George's Mill. Circa 1833, the place was known in English as Howick (named after either Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, or his son Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey, both known as Viscount Howick), but known in French as Village de la Fourche (French for "Village of the Fork" in refence to the nearby confluence of the Châteauguay and English Rivers).

On October 29, 1915, the Village Municipality of Howick was established when it split off from the Parish Municipality of Très-Saint-Sacrement.

On May 15, 2010, the village municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Howick, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		780		525	32.9%	67.3%		225	9.8%	28.8%		20	0.0%	2.6%		10	0.0%	1.3%
2011		630		395	9.2%	62.7%		205	32.3%	32.5%		20	n/a%	3.2%		10	0.0%	1.6%
2006		600		435	38.1%	72.5%		155	35.4%	25.8%		0	100.0%	0.0%		10	33.3%	1.7%
2001		580		315	14.9%	54.3%		240	6.7%	41.4%		10	50.0%	1.7%		15	n/a%	2.6%
1996		615		370	n/a	60.2%		225	n/a	36.6%		20	n/a	3.3%		0	n/a	0.0%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Thomas Gebbie (1915–1919, 1921–1923)
• Egbert G. Mahon (1919–1921)
• Charles Jodoin (1923–1925)
• J. S. Rorison (1925–1927, 1929–1931)
• Oscar Houle (1927–1929)
• Siméon Beaudin (1931–1933, 1939–1941, 1947–1949)
• J. A. Caruthers (1933–1935)
• Napoléon Parent (1935–1937, 1943–1945)
• W. Watson (1937–1939, 1941–1943)
• Syd Stewart (1945–1947)
• W. E. Logan (1949–1951)
• Isidore Jenneau (1951–1953)
• Ralph Reddick (1953–1955)
• Paul Laberge (1955–1957)
• William Brown (1957–1959)
• Léo Parent (1959–1961)
• William McArthur (1961–1963)
• Philippe Brault (1963–1965)
• Clarence Kerr (1965–1967)
• Antoine Meunier (1967–1975)
• Norman Fletcher (1975–1981)
• Roma Myre (1981–1988)
• Arthur Tellier (1988–1993)
• Claude Jodoin (1993–1995)
• Robert Doré (1995–2005)
• Denis Loiselle (2005–2013)
• Richard Raithby (2013–present)

Transportation

The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.

See also

• Châteauguay River
• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 29106". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Howick". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
4. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Howick, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
5. "Portrait détaillé: Histoire et patrimoine". www.villagehowick.com. Municipalité de Howick. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
6. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Howick (municipalité) 29.10.1915 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
12. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

Media related to Howick, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Très-Saint-Sacrement Châteauguay River Très-Saint-Sacrement Howick Très-Saint-Sacrement Très-Saint-Sacrement

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

• 1915 establishments in Quebec
• Populated places established in 1915
• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey