Saint-Armand () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and the Eastern Townships. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,248. It is located on the Canada–United States border.
The Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg were amalgamated on February 3, 1999 to become the new Municipality of Saint-Armand.
Philipsburg, first known as Missiskoui Bay, was settled in 1784 and was reportedly the first settlement in the Eastern Townships. Saint-Armand, earlier known as Moore's Corners, was the site of the Skirmish at Moore's Corners, an 1837 battle in the Lower Canada Rebellion and the Battle of Eccles Hill during the Fenian Raids.
Demographics
Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,248 7.0% 2006 1,166 7.7% 2001 1,263 2.2% Merger 1,292 (+) 19.0% 1996 1,047 2.3% 1991 1,023 N/A
(+) Amalgamation of the Municipality of Saint-Armand and the Village of Philipsburg on February 3, 1999.
Language Mother tongue language (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Armand, Quebec Language Population Pct (%) French only 595 51.96% English only 395 34.50% Both English and French 0 0.00% Other languages 155 13.54%
In addition to its French and English speaking populations, Saint-Armand is home to a number of Germanophones, with about 11% of the population speaking the language as of 2011.Statistique Canada - Enquête auprès des ménages, 2011
Notable people Polly Barber, businesswoman Maria Elise Turner Lauder, writer Langley Frank Willard Smith, World War I flying ace
See also History of Quebec List of anglophone communities in Quebec List of municipalities in Quebec Nigger Rocka cemetery of free and enslaved black people
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