Elgin, Quebec

Elgin
Elgin town hall
Elgin town hall
Official logo of Elgin
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Elgin is located in Southern Quebec
Elgin
Elgin
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°01′20″N 74°13′45″W / 45.0222°N 74.2292°W / 45.0222; -74.2292[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorDeborah Stewart
 • Federal ridingSalaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
 • Total
69.51 km2 (26.84 sq mi)
 • Land69.35 km2 (26.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
389
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 1.3%
 • Dwellings
206
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways[1] R-138

Elgin is a rural municipality in Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 389. It is located southwest of Huntingdon and bounded by the Trout and Châteauguay rivers and the Canada–United States border.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 69050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. ^ a b "Elgin, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.