Newport, Quebec

Newport
Municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Newport
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 71°29′W / 45.383°N 71.483°W / 45.383; -71.483Coordinates: 45°23′N 71°29′W / 45.383°N 71.483°W / 45.383; -71.483[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted January 1, 2006
Government[2]
 • Mayor Thérèse Ménard-Théroux
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi)
 • Land 271.88 km2 (104.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 720
 • Density 2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 8.2%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0B 1M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 108
Route 210
Route 212

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.

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. 1 2 Geographic code 41037 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2441037) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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