Warwick,_Quebec

Warwick, Quebec

Warwick, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada

Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after the town of the same name in England.

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Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville.[4] Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds).[5]

It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors.

Warwick is located on Route 116.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warwick had a population of 4,729 living in 2,063 of its 2,136 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 4,635. With a land area of 109.6 km2 (42.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.1/km2 (111.8/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Government

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Federally, Warwick is part of the federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Alain Rayes of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Warwick in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Drummond–Bois-Francs. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Sébastien Schneeberger, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Warwick in the National Assembly of Quebec.

References

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    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 66652". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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    "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39077". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
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    "Warwick, Quebec (Code 2439077) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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    "Le Festival de fromages de Warwick déménagerait à Victoriaville… | La Terre de Chez Nous". La Terre de Chez Nous (in French). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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    Adam, L. G. (2014). "OFF DUTY --- adventure & travel -- in search of: Quebec's baddest poutine --- for the richest, runniest, gut-busting-est combo of fries, cheese and gravy, head to its canadian birthplace". Wall Street Journal. May 03.
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    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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    "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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    "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.


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