Ormstown (Québec)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Ormstown (Québec)
Coordinates
-74 -74 45.13333333 45.13333333 (gooearth )
W0735957 W0735957 N0450800 N0450800 (geonames )
Associated country
Canada
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 268392194
Wikidata: Q3356519
Library of congress: n 2002040948
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 45°08ʹ00ʺN 073°59ʹ57ʺW)
  • Ormstown St. James Anglican Church Cemetery inscriptions and memorials, c2001.
  • NLC authority file, Oct. 1, 2002 0053G0429E(hdg.: English form: Ormstown (Quebec); French form: Ormstown (Québec))

Wikipedia description:

Ormstown is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, which is situated on the Châteauguay River in the heart of the Châteauguay Valley. It is approximately one hour southwest of Montreal and 20 minutes north of New York State in the United States. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 3,917. Ormstown has two elementary schools, one high school (Chateauguay Valley Regional), and two adult education facilities, several restaurants and churches. Ormstown is also well known for its numerous antique dealers and unique gift shops. There is a park north of the centre of town which is home to Ormstown Beach, an urban legend created and memorialized in the 1970s with "I've been to Ormstown Beach" bumper stickers. It is a popular summer activity to cycle along the Châteauguay River. The town has traces of an old dam, which was once the source of power for the mill. People living outside the town only gained access to electricity following World War II.

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