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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Howick
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| settlement_type    = [[Municipality (Quebec)|Municipality]]
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| image_map          = Howick Quebec location diagram.PNG
| map_caption        = Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
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| pushpin_map        = Canada Southern Quebec
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|11|N|73|51|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = Canada
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Quebec]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Montérégie]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality|Le Haut-Saint-Laurent]]
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| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1  = October 29, 1915
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| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamh">{{cite web |title=Répertoire des municipalités: Howick |url=https://www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/69025/ |website=www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation |access-date=3 October 2023 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{CanRiding|ID=864|name=Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec}}</ref>
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Richard Raithby
| leader_title1      = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1       = [[Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville]]
| leader_title2      = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2       = [[Huntingdon (provincial electoral district)|Huntingdon]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="mamh"/><ref name="sc2021">{{Cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Howick&DGUIDlist=2021A00052469025&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Howick, Municipalité (MÉ) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, Quebec |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref>
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| area_total_km2     = 0.96
| area_land_km2      = 0.96
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| population_total   = 850
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 885.0
| population_blank1_title = Pop&nbsp;<small>(2016-21)</small>
| population_blank1  = {{increase}} 9.3%
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| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
| population_blank2  = 366
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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| postal_code_type   = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
| postal_code        = [[List of J postal codes of Canada|J0S 1G0]]
| area_code          = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
| blank_name         = Highways
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'''Howick''' is the third smallest municipality in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]], located in [[Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality]]. The population as of the [[2021 Canadian census]] was 850. Situated along the [[English River (Chateauguay River tributary)|English River]] in the heart of the [[Chateauguay Valley|Châteauguay Valley]], it is approximately 50 minutes southwest of [[Montreal]] and 20 minutes north of the [[Canada–United States border]].

==Geography==

===Lakes & Rivers===
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:<ref name="toponymie"/>
*'''English River''' &ndash; runs south to north along Howick's southeast boundary

==History==
Around 1804, George Ellice, son of Lord [[Alexander Ellice (fur trader)|Alexander Ellice]], built a mill on the west bank of the [[English River (Chateauguay River tributary)|English River]], that became a settlement bearing his name: George's Mill. Circa 1833, the place was known in English as Howick (named after either [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]], or his son [[Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey]], both known as Viscount Howick), but known in French as ''Village de la Fourche'' (French for "Village of the Fork" in refence to the nearby confluence of the [[Châteauguay River|Châteauguay]] and English Rivers).<ref name="toponymie"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Portrait détaillé: Histoire et patrimoine |url=http://www.villagehowick.com/municipalite/?id=1#contn |website=www.villagehowick.com |publisher=Municipalité de Howick |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>

On October 29, 1915, the Village Municipality of Howick was established when it split off from the Parish Municipality of [[Très-Saint-Sacrement]].<ref name=maires>{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Howick (municipalité) 29.10.1915 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=1583 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>

On May 15, 2010, the village municipality changed statutes to become a regular municipality.<ref name="toponymie"/>

==Demographics==

===Population===
{{Canada census
 |location = Howick
 |2021_population=850 | 2021_pop_delta=+9.3  | 2021_land_area=0.96 | 2021_pop_density=885
 |2021_median_age=34.4 | 2021_median_age_m=34.8 | 2021_median_age_f=34.0
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=366 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=347 |2021_mean_hh_income=72,000 
 |2021_geocode=2021A00052469025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
 |2016_population=778 | 2016_pop_delta=+23.5  | 2016_land_area=0.97 | 2016_pop_density=803.5
 |2016_median_age=37.1 | 2016_median_age_m=34.9 | 2016_median_age_f=38.9
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=352 |2016_mean_hh_income=54,016 |2016_geocode=2021A00052469025 | 2016_access_date=2022-06-14
 |2011_population=630 |2011_pop_delta=+4.4 |2011_land_area=0.99 |2011_pop_density=634.2
 |2011_median_age=39.1 |2011_median_age_m=37.5 |2011_median_age_f=40.2
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=288 |2011_mean_hh_income=38,092 |2011_access_date=2014-02-15
 |2006_population=606 | 2006_pop_delta=+4.5 | 2006_land_area=0.99 | 2006_pop_density=610.1
 |2006_median_age=43.5 | 2006_median_age_m=44.0 | 2006_median_age_f=43.3
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=272 | 2006_mean_hh_income=49,849 | 2006_access_date=2014-02-15
 |2001_population=580 | 2001_pop_delta=-6.0 | 2001_land_area=0.99 | 2001_pop_density=583.9
 |2001_median_age=42.8 | 2001_median_age_m=42.4 | 2001_median_age_f=43.8
 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=273 |2001_mean_hh_income=36,503 | 2001_access_date=2014-02-15
 |notes=
}}

{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data - Howick, Quebec
| percentages = 
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 2
|footnote    = 
|source      = Statistics Canada<ref name="scpast">[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] census</ref>
| 1921 |457
| 1931 |471
| 1941 |484
| 1951 |549
| 1956 |560
| 1961 |647
| 1966 |590
| 1971 |575
| 1976 |667
| 1981 |639
| 1986 |621
| 1991 |636
| 1996 |617
| 2001 |580
| 2006 |606
| 2011 |630
| 2016 |778
| 2021 |850
}}

===Language===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue - Howick, Quebec<ref name="scpast"/>
|-
! Census
|
! Total
|colspan="1"| 
!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}
|-
! Year
|
! Responses
| 
! Count
! Trend
! Pop % 
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|-
| {{center|2016}}
|
| {{center|780}}
|
| 525
| {{increase}} 32.9%
| 67.3%
|
| 225
| {{increase}} 9.8%
| 28.8%
|
| 20
| {{steady}} 0.0%
| 2.6%
|
| 10
| {{steady}} 0.0%
| 1.3%
|-
| {{center|2011}}
|
| {{center|630}}
|
| 395
| {{decrease}} 9.2%
| 62.7%
|
| 205
| {{increase}} 32.3%
| 32.5%
|
| 20
| {{increase}} n/a%
| 3.2%
|
| 10
| {{steady}} 0.0%
| 1.6%
|-
| {{center|2006}}
|
| {{center|600}}
|
| 435
| {{increase}} 38.1%
| 72.5%
|
| 155
| {{decrease}} 35.4%
| 25.8%
|
| 0
| {{decrease}} 100.0%
| 0.0%
|
| 10
| {{decrease}} 33.3%
| 1.7%
|-
| {{center|2001}}
|
| {{center|580}}
|
| 315	
| {{decrease}} 14.9%
| 54.3%
|
| 240
| {{increase}} 6.7%
| 41.4%
|
| 10	
| {{decrease}} 50.0%
| 1.7%
|
| 15
| {{increase}} n/a%
| 2.6%
|-
| {{center|1996}}
|
| {{center|615}}
|
| 370	
| n/a
| 60.2%
|
| 225
| n/a
| 36.6%
|
| 20
| n/a
| 3.3%
|
| 0
| n/a
| 0.0%
|}

==Local government==
List of former mayors:<ref name=maires/>
{{Div col}}
* Thomas Gebbie (1915–1919, 1921–1923)
* Egbert G. Mahon (1919–1921)
* Charles Jodoin (1923–1925)
* J. S. Rorison (1925–1927, 1929–1931)
* Oscar Houle (1927–1929)
* Siméon Beaudin (1931–1933, 1939–1941, 1947–1949)
* J. A. Caruthers (1933–1935)
* Napoléon Parent (1935–1937, 1943–1945)
* W. Watson (1937–1939, 1941–1943)
* Syd Stewart (1945–1947)
* W. E. Logan (1949–1951)
* Isidore Jenneau (1951–1953)
* Ralph Reddick (1953–1955)
* Paul Laberge (1955–1957)
* William Brown (1957–1959)
* Léo Parent (1959–1961)
* William McArthur (1961–1963)
* Philippe Brault (1963–1965)
* Clarence Kerr (1965–1967)
* Antoine Meunier (1967–1975)
* Norman Fletcher (1975–1981)
* Roma Myre (1981–1988)
* Arthur Tellier (1988–1993)
* Claude Jodoin (1993–1995)
* Robert Doré (1995–2005)
* Denis Loiselle (2005–2013)
* Richard Raithby (2013–present)
{{Div col end}}

==Transportation==
The [[CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent]] provides commuter and local bus services.

==See also==
* [[Châteauguay River]]
* [[List of anglophone communities in Quebec]]
* [[List of municipalities in Quebec]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |29106}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.villagehowick.com/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
 | Centre = Howick  
 | North = [[Très-Saint-Sacrement]] <br/> ''[[Châteauguay River]]''
 | East = [[Très-Saint-Sacrement]]
 | South = [[Très-Saint-Sacrement]]
 | West = [[Très-Saint-Sacrement]]
}}
{{Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM|state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:1915 establishments in Quebec]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1915]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality]]
[[Category:Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]]