Warwick
City
Coat of arms of Warwick
Coat of arms
Location within Arthabaska RCM
Location within Arthabaska RCM
Warwick is located in Southern Quebec
Warwick
Warwick
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°57′N 71°59′W / 45.950°N 71.983°W / 45.950; -71.983[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMArthabaska
ConstitutedMarch 15, 2000
Government
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 • MayorDiego Scalzo
 • Federal ridingRichmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. ridingDrummond–Bois-Francs
Area
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 • Total
110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi)
 • Land109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
4,766
 • Density43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0A 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-116
Websitewww.ville.warwick.qc.ca

Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after the town of the same name in England.

Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville.[4] Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds).[5]

It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors.

Warwick is located on Route 116.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warwick had a population of 4,729 living in 2,063 of its 2,136 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 4,635. With a land area of 109.6 km2 (42.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.1/km2 (111.8/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Government

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Political representation

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Warwick federal election results[7]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 11% 281 48% 1,221 30% 746 5% 115 0% 0
2019 14% 351 50% 1,254 25% 617 5% 131 5% 124
Warwick provincial election results[8]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 58% 1,432 14% 339 13% 330 11% 259
2014 45% 1,142 29% 732 5% 134 19% 474

Federally, Warwick is part of the federal riding of Richmond—Arthabaska. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Alain Rayes of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Warwick in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Drummond–Bois-Francs. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Sébastien Schneeberger, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Warwick in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Economy

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Originally centred on textiles, Warwick's economy is mainly oriented towards the dairy industry, agri-food processing and small and medium-sized industrial enterprises.

According to many, it is the place where poutine was invented. On April 20, 2007, the Town of Warwick legally registered the trademark "Warwick, capitale des fromages fins du Québec".

The Industries

Yum Yum Chips (Potato Chips)

Orchards of the horizons (Apples)

Roland Boulanger (Mouldings)

Fromagerie Victoria (Restaurant)

DCN Plastic (Plastics)

Fenergic (Doors & Windows)

REFLEC[9] (Windows)

The Canton Roastery (Café)

Warwick Jeans (Jeans)

Warwick Ladders (Ladders)

AzkoNobel Wood Paints Ltd.

WestRock[10] (Paper/Printing)

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 66652". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39077". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Warwick, Quebec (Code 2439077) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Le Festival de fromages de Warwick déménagerait à Victoriaville… | La Terre de Chez Nous". La Terre de Chez Nous (in French). 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  5. ^ Adam, L. G. (2014). "OFF DUTY --- adventure & travel -- in search of: Quebec's baddest poutine --- for the richest, runniest, gut-busting-est combo of fries, cheese and gravy, head to its canadian birthplace". Wall Street Journal. May 03.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Warwick)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  9. ^ https://www.reflec.ca/APropos/Index
  10. ^ https://fr.westrock.com/
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