Newport, Quebec

Newport is a municipality of about 700 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. Newport has a small town called Island Brook.

Not to be confused with the former Newport in Gaspésie, which is now part of Chandler.
Newport
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Newport
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 71°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
 • MayorThérèse Ménard-Théroux
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi)
 • Land271.88 km2 (104.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total720
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 8.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1M0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 108
Route 210
Route 212

On July 24, 2002, the then-township of Newport was amalgamated into the city of Cookshire-Eaton as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec. After a referendum, Newport de-merged and became an independent municipality on January 1, 2006. However, it remains part of the urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton.

References
  1. Reference number 388447 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 41037 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2441037) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.