North Hatley | |
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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
  North Hatley Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°17′N71°58′W / 45.283°N 71.967°W /45.283; -71.967[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Memphrémagog |
| Constituted | October 25, 1897 |
| Named after | Hatley, Cambridgeshire[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcella Davis Gerrish (2021–Present) |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Orford |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 632 |
| • Density | 188.4/km2 (488/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 448 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-108 |
| Website | www |
North Hatley is a village of 675 people (2021 Census), located at the north end ofLake Massawippi. It is part of theMemphrémagog Regional County Municipality in theEastern Townships region ofQuebec, Canada, also known as Estrie or Cantons de l'Est in French.
Locals usually have to drive to the nearby towns ofMagog orSherbrooke to find big-city amenities, although there are smaller stores and cafés in the town which are open year-round.
Many of the first settlers around North Hatley were United Empire Loyalists, mostly farmers, who left New England in the years following the American Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The village owes most of its great houses and particular architecture to its first aristocrats, and mostly Americans from south of theMason–Dixon line.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, North Hatley had a population of675 living in319 of its450 total private dwellings, a change of6.8% from its 2016 population of632. With a land area of 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi), it had a population density of201.5/km2 (521.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 675 (+6.8% from 2016) | 632 (-3.4% from 2011) | 654 (-9.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) | 3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population density | 201.5/km2 (522/sq mi) | 188.4/km2 (488/sq mi) | 195.9/km2 (507/sq mi) |
| Median age | 57.6 (M: 56.8, F: 58.4) | 56.1 (M: 54.0, F: 56.9) | 56.0 (M: 55.2, F: 57.6) |
| Private dwellings | 315 (total) | 448 (total) | 458 (total) |
| Median household income | $57,024 | $51,891 |
List of former mayors:
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North Hatley was the location for the shooting of a few films, includingSecret Window withJohnny Depp.[9][10]
North Hatley was mentioned in the television showThe X-Files as the location of theCigarette Smoking Man's hideout (in the episode "The Red and the Black").
North Hatley was the setting for the 2003 filmHatley High. Some of its landmarks, including the North Hatley sign, can be seen throughout the movie. However, the bulk of the movie was filmed inHudson.
Several Canadian Modernist poets, includingF. R. Scott,Louis Dudek,Ralph Gustafson andD. G. Jones, have lived in North Hatley.[11]
It is also home to many artists and craftspeople, includingEmily LeBaron, an artist, antiquarian, art teacher and community organizer.
North Hatley also has in its history philanthropists well committed to their community, such asJanet Blake.
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