Godmanchester, Quebec

Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 1,403 The southeast part of the township is mostly delineated by the Châteauguay River, while the south end borders with Franklin County, New York.

It was named after Godmanchester, England, in 1811.

Geography
The municipality is situated along the Canada–United States border.

Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
 * Dewittville ( 45.11444°N, -74.09667°W ) – a hamlet situated along Route 138 and the Châteauguay River, midway between Huntingdon and Ormstown.
 * Lee's Corner ( 45.05528°N, -74.33556°W ) – a hamlet situated 15 km west of Huntingdon.

Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
 * Châteauguay River – runs along the municipality's northeast border.
 * Trout River – runs along the municipality's southeastern border.

Several other smaller streams and waterways also exist throughout the municipality.

History
Its first settlers were Canadian soldiers who were discharged at the time of the American Revolution in the late 18th century. The geographic township of Godmanchester was first surveyed in 1811, and named by Surveyor William Chewett after the English town Godmanchester. In 1845, the Township Municipality of Godmanchester was established, but abolished in 1847. It was reestablished in 1855.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Godmanchester had a population of $1,403$ living in $582$ of its $621$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $1,394$. With a land area of 138.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government
List of former mayors:


 * James Biggar (1845–1847)
 * Alexander Anderson (1855)
 * Charles Dewitt (1855–1857)
 * James O'Neill (1857–1860)
 * Robert Douglas (1860–1862, 1866–1873)
 * Peter Brady (1862–1866)
 * John Stewart (1873–1875)
 * David White (1875–1878)
 * John Ferns (1878–1883)
 * William H. Walker (1883–1899)
 * Alexander Cunningham (1899–1903)
 * Charles Bell (1903–1905)
 * Malcolm Mc Naughton (1905–1909)
 * Andrew O'Connor (1909–1911)
 * William J. Smellie (1911–1912)
 * Joseph T. Smythe (1912–1913)
 * William D. Ruddock (1913–1916, 1917–1919)
 * Arthur Rankin (1916–1917)
 * Edward P. Tallon (1919–1921)
 * John Purcell (1921–1925)
 * John White (1925–1927)
 * William J. Sherry (1927–1937)
 * Alfred Latulipe (1937–1941)
 * John Tannahill (1941–1946)
 * William Graham (1946–1947)
 * John Caldwell (1947–1953)
 * Olivier Leblanc (1953–1957)
 * Patrick Sherry (1957–1959)
 * Hector St-Onge (1959–1965)
 * Charles Reid (1965–1973)
 * Réal Racine (1973–1979)
 * Marion Trépanier (1979–1983)
 * Philippe Leblanc (1984–1999)
 * Pierre Poirier (1999–present)

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