Brome Lake, Quebec
Brome Lake
Lac-Brome | |
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| Brome Lake Town Hall Brome Lake Town Hall | |
| Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie[1] |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | January 2, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Burcombe |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 223.60 km2 (86.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[5] | |
• Total | 5,609 |
| • Density | 27.3/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | Decrease 0.4% |
| • Dwellings | 3,473 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | File:Qc104.svg R-104 File:Qc139.svg R-139 File:Qc215.svg R-215 File:Qc243.svg R-243 |
| Website | lacbrome |
The Town of Brome Lake (officially Ville de Lac-Brome[3]) is a town in southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,609. Tourism is a major industry in the village of Knowlton because of skiing in the winter, lake activities in summer, and autumn leaf colour.
History
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The village was founded in 1802 by United Empire Loyalists from the New England states and New York. Originally known as Coldbrook for the stream that runs through the centre of the village, in 1855 the village had become the county seat of Brome County, Quebec. In 1971, seven villages on Brome Lake (Bondville, East Hill, Foster, Fulford, Knowlton, Iron Hill, and West Brome) were amalgamated to create the current town, which is now in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality of the Estrie administrative region.
Geography
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Metamorphic rock of Cambrian age—mostly schist and phyllite—underlies the area. Quaternary glaciation left deposits of stony loam till plus outwash sands and gravels. Brown podzolic and podzol soils are most common. Gleysols and peats occur in poorly drained areas.
The area's most significant soil is the Blandford series. This well-drained loam developed under deciduous forest. Settlers exploited this forest for wood, potash, and maple sugar. Cleared areas were found to be productive for crops and pasture. Much former farmland has reverted to forest and today provides a supply of hardwood lumber.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 4,824 | — |
| 1996 | 5,073 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5,444 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 5,629 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 5,609 | −0.4% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Brome had a population of 5,923 living in 2,828 of its 3,683 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2016 population of 5,495. With a land area of 206.9 km2 (79.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.6/km2 (74.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 5,923 (+7.8% from 2016) | 5,609 (-0.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 206.90 km2 (79.88 sq mi) | 205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi) |
| Population density | 28.6/km2 (74/sq mi) | 27.3/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Median age | 58 (M: 58, F: 58.4) | 53.3 (M: 52.6, F: 54.0) |
| Private dwellings | 2,825 (total) | 3,473 (total) |
| Median household income | $53,881 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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5,450
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2,640 | Increase 6.5% | 48.44% | 2,545 | Decrease 1.2% | 46.70% | 65 | Decrease 53.6% | 1.19% | 200 | Decrease 18.4% | 3.67% | |||||
2006
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5,440
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2,480 | Increase 10.5% | 45.59% | 2,575 | Decrease 10.4% | 47.33% | 140 | Increase 180.0% | 2.57% | 245 | Increase 104.2% | 4.50% | |||||
2001
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5,290
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2,245 | Increase 30.9% | 42.44% | 2,875 | Decrease 3.4% | 54.35% | 50 | Decrease 50.0% | 0.94% | 120 | Decrease 31.4% | 2.27% | |||||
1996
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4,965
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1,715 | n/a | 34.54% | 2,975 | n/a | 59.92% | 100 | n/a | 2.01% | 175 | n/a | 3.52% | |||||
Education
[edit | edit source]- École Saint-Édouard, (CSVDC)
- Knowlton Academy (Eastern Townships School Board)
Media
[edit | edit source]Brome Lake has one radio station serving its local area, the Knowlton-based CIDI-FM 99.1 MHz.
In film
[edit | edit source]In 1968, Paramount Studios chose Knowlton as the location to film the children's movie My Side of the Mountain, an adaptation of a book by Jean Craighead George.[10] Many scenes from the village were used as well as a man-made pond at the corner of Chemin Paramount and Chemin Paige near Mount Glen.
In 1975, Knowlton was used as one of the sites for filming the Jodie Foster suspense film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.[11]
Notable people
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