Tingwick

Tingwick
Municipality
Location within Arthabaska RCM.
Tingwick Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°53′N 72°57′W / 45.883°N 72.950°W / 45.883; -72.950[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Arthabaska
Constituted	December 12, 1981
Government [2]
• Mayor	Réal Fortin
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Drummond–Bois-Francs
Area [2][3]
• Total	170.10 km^2 (65.68 sq mi)
• Land	169.48 km^2 (65.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,484
• Density	8.8/km^2 (23/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.2%
Demonym	Tingwickois
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0A 1L0
Area code	819
Geographical code	39025
Website	www.tingwick.ca

Tingwick is a Canadian municipality of Quebec established in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec.

Geography

The Municipality of Tingwick is located within the township of Tingwick in the Eastern Townships. There are 2 rivers: Rivière des Pins and Rivière des Rosiers (also known as Trout River).

Economy

Agriculture is the main industry in the area, focusing on dairy, pork, and maple sugar production.

Arts and culture

Festival "Rodeo Mecanique" in August.

Sport

A skiing centre is located at Mount Gleason.

Infrastructure

• Catholic church Saint Patrick since 1857.
• Primary school Saint-Coeur-de-Marie.

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 381429". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39025". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Tingwick&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052439025&HEADERlist=0