Lennoxville | |
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Borough | |
| Borough ofSherbrooke | |
 Corner of Queen and College streets in downtown Lennoxville | |
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| Coordinates:45°21′58″N71°51′22″W / 45.36611°N 71.85611°W /45.36611; -71.85611 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Sherbrooke |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Merged | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • City councillor | Claude Charron |
| • Borough councillors | Linda Boulanger |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.81 km2 (10.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 5,792 |
| • Density | 208.27/km2 (539.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | Borough of Lennoxville |
Lennoxville (French pronunciation:[lɛnɔksvil]) is anarrondissement, orborough, of the city ofSherbrooke,Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of theSt. Francis and Massawippi Rivers approximately fivekilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke.
Lennoxville had previously existed as an independent city until January 1, 2002, when the city of Lennoxville, along with several other formerly independent towns and cities in the region, were merged with the city of Sherbrooke. A demerger referendum held on June 20, 2004, failed to attract the required majority of votes to reestablish Lennoxville as an independent city.[2]
Lennoxville was first settled in 1819, although the Mallory family began farming at the edge of the eventual town limits in 1804. Its name was taken fromCharles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, who was thenGovernor General of Canada.
Jefferson Davis, President of theConfederate States of America during theAmerican Civil War, lived in Lennoxville from 1867 to 1868 after being released on bail. He had spent two years imprisoned in Virginia awaiting histreason trial.[3] Two of his sons went to Bishop's College School.[4]
The city's war memorial is located at 150 Queen Street.[5] The community was so moved by the military service of its past and current residents that a plaque honouringAfghanistan was unveiled in 2018. No one with Lennoxville ties died in the conflict.
The borough is represented by one councillor onSherbrooke City Council (Currently Claude Charon) and two councilors who serve on the local borough council but not on the full city council (currently Jennifer Garfat and Guillaume Lirette-Gélinas).[6]
Climate data for Lennoxville | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | 14.9 | 18.5 | 27.0 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 39.6 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 19.2 | 46.3 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.6 (85.3) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | 10.8 (51.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | −0.7 (30.7) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 7.7 (45.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | −5.2 (22.6) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −14.3 (6.3) | −8.3 (17.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 2.5 (36.5) | −2.8 (27.0) | −9.6 (14.7) | 0.3 (32.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −43.9 (−47.0) | −40.0 (−40.0) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −6.7 (19.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −8.9 (16.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 75.8 (2.98) | 65.8 (2.59) | 68.2 (2.69) | 81.9 (3.22) | 85.3 (3.36) | 101.5 (4.00) | 99.2 (3.91) | 103.9 (4.09) | 96.3 (3.79) | 91.3 (3.59) | 70.2 (2.76) | 75.4 (2.97) | 1,014.7 (39.95) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2. mm) | 15.2 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 170.8 |
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Historically, as with most of theEastern Townships, Lennoxville originated as a predominantly anglophone community with an initially small francophone population. Today the population is almost evenly split between anglophones and francophones with francophones making up a plurality among native speakers (35.3%) whereas English is the language most spoken at home.[8] Of the various districts in Sherbrooke (which itself began as an anglophone community but has since transformed into a city where French is the dominant language), Lennoxville has the largest proportion of English speakers remaining. Lennoxville is designated as a bilingual borough and municipal services are provided in both English and French.
Several educational institutions are located in Lennoxville, includingBishop's University,Champlain Regional College,Bishop's College School andAlexander Galt Regional High School. During the school year, the population of Lennoxville increases significantly as students from elsewhere in Canada and around the world move to Lennoxville to attend school.Bishop's College School is home to Canada's oldest indoor ice hockey rink.[9]
At Bishop's University, frosh week (orientation week) is held in the first week of the fall semester, which generally falls around the first week of September. In 2005 Bishop's University received an award for running one of the most successful orientation weeks in the country[citation needed]. Homecoming weekend is typically celebrated the last weekend of September, with afootball game, gatherings of designated graduating classes, and various social functions.
Quebec Routes143 and108 provide access to Lennoxville from surrounding communities and nearby Autoroute 10 and Autoroute 55 provide easy access toMontreal,Quebec City, and theUnited States.Autoroute 410 extends from108 to further east, bypassing Lennoxville, with a bridge built over the Massawippi river and culminating at R-108 near Glenday Road, Alexander Galt Regional High School and the Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre.Bishop's University. The extension of Autoroute 410 redirects heavy truck traffic from downtown Lennoxville's often congested single intersection and was completed in 2021.[10]
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