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.

Newport
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Newport is located in Southern Quebec
Newport
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
[2]
 • MayorThérèse Ménard-Théroux
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi)
 • Land270.63 km2 (104.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total698
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-210
R-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.

See also
  • List of anglophone communities in Quebec

References
  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388447". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41037". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Newport, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.


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