Kingsbury, Quebec

Kingsbury
Village municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Kingsbury Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°35′N 72°09′W / 45.583°N 72.150°WCoordinates: 45°35′N 72°09′W / 45.583°N 72.150°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	July 7, 1896
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean Dandurand
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area[2][3]
• Total	7.10 km^2 (2.74 sq mi)
• Land	6.17 km^2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	123
• Density	19.9/km^2 (52/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	24.2%
• Dwellings	64
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1X0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Census profile	2442070[3]
MAMROT info	42070[2]
Toponymie info	32510[1]

Kingsbury is a village municipality located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality of Quebec's Estrie region. It is completely surrounded by the township municipality of Melbourne.

The village is known for the lake and forest trails that encircle it, and the views from the mountain tops.

History

In its early history, a train track cut through the village, but now the villagers' houses stand in its place.

Kingsbury is most famous for its slate quarry which was an important industry during the 19th century. Men were hired from Wales and Cornwall to come to work the quarry where first-class slate was mined. This slate was sent all over the world. The quarry can still be seen although the trains and tracks are long gone. Kingsbury was the first town to receive electricity. In the evenings the villagers would sit on their balconies and sing the old songs from their homeland.

The nearby town of Richmond has an Interpretation Center for Slate which is housed in what was previously the French Presbyterian Church (Melbourne sector of Richmond).

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Kingsbury, Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 154 —     1996 157 +1.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 141 −10.2% 2006 99 −29.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 123 +24.2%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	100	80.0%
English only	20	16.0%
English and French	5	4.0%

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 32510 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 42070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2442070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census