Country Canada RCM Argenteuil Constituted July 1, 1855 Area 249.3 km² Province Québec | Region Laurentides Settled 1830 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 853 (2011) Local time Friday 1:31 AM | |
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Harrington is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It is located in the Laurentian Mountains, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) north-west of Lachute.
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Map of Harrington, QC, Canada
Its population centres include Harrington, Lac-Keatley, Lakeview, Lost River, and Rivington.
Geography
Harrington is a land of lakes and rivers, stocked with abundant fish. The Rouge River is the main river flowing through it, and the largest lakes include Lake (Lac) MacDonald, Green Lake, and Lake Harrington, each attracting a large number summer cottage vacationers. Its territory has a characteristic appearance of the Laurentian region with dense forests, rising to an elevation of 457 meters (1,499 ft) in the north-east, which is 30 meters (98 ft) more than Mont Chauve which dominates Green Lake.
The Lost River flows for some miles from a spring that disappears under a calcareous rock between Gate Lake and Fraser Lake.
History
Harrington Township first appeared on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795, but was not settled until 1830 when Scottish pioneers settled in the Lost River area in the east. In 1841, the township is officially established and in 1855, the township municipality was formed.
It is believed that the name Harrington may be attributed to a location in England, however, the local post office was identified under the name of Rivington between 1878 and 1961.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 436 (total dwellings: 1,361)
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