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Downtown Sherbrooke with the Saint-François River in the foreground
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Downtown Sherbrooke with the Saint-François River in the foreground

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Sherbrooke (2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada. It is the only major city in the Eastern Townships. Although originally settled in the early 19th century by anglophones, it is today a primarily francophone city.

Located at the confluence of the Saint-François River (St. Francis River in English) and Magog River, the city is in the centre of an important agricultural region with many dairy farms. There is also some industry in the region. An important business is the manufacture of hockey sticks: more hockey sticks are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world. Sherbrooke is home to a concrete truss bridge, the first of its kind in the world.

The area of Sherbrooke was first settled in 1793 by American Loyalists, including Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from Schenectady, New York, who built a flour mill in 1802. In 1818 the village of "Hyatt's Mills" received its current name, being named after Governor General Lord Sherbrooke at the time of his retirement and return to England.

The city grew considerably on January 1, 2002, by the mergers of the cities of Sherbrooke, Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Rock Forest, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford.

The merged city is composed of six boroughs:

The city is the site of the Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University. Bishop's is the province's only English-language university located outside the island of Montreal.

[Sherbrooke Basilica:[link]]

sherbrooke hockey team: Le Saint-Francois de Sherbrooke of the LNAH.

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Media

Newspapers

Daily newspapers are La Tribune and The Record. They newly release Le journal de Sherbrooke.

Television

Radio

Demographics

Sherbrooke Metro Area - 2001

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin Population Percent
Canadian 117,305 78.00%
French 50,540 33.61%
Irish 6,560 4.36%
English 5,065 3.37%
Scottish 3,070 2.04%
Québécois 2,415 1.61%
North American Indian 1,805 1.20%
Italian 1,505 1.00%

The information regarding ethnicities at the left is from the [2001 Canadian Census]. The percentages add to more than 100% because of dual responses (e.g. "French-Canadian" generates an entry in both the category "French" and the category "Canadian".) Groups with greater than 1,500 responses are included.

Religious make-up

Famous natives or residents

Joseph-Armand Bombardier hailed from the Sherbrooke area. John Bassett and Conrad Black started their careers as media barons as owner and co-owner, respectively, of the Sherbrooke Record.

External links


Estrie (05)

Sherbrooke City | Coaticook | Le Granit | Le Haut-Saint-François | Les Sources | Memphrémagog | Le Val-Saint-François
Neighbouring regions: Chaudière-Appalaches | Montérégie | Centre-du-Québec

Quebec
Regions Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Bas-Saint-Laurent - Capitale-Nationale - Centre-du-Québec - Chaudière-Appalaches - Côte-Nord - Estrie - Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine>Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Lanaudière - Laurentides - Laval - Mauricie - Montérégie - Montréal - Nord-du-Québec - Outaouais - Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
List of Quebec Regional County Municipalities
Territories Basse-Côte-Nord - Jamésie - Kativik - Nunavik
Separated cities Gatineau - Lévis - Notre-Dame-des-Anges - Rouyn-Noranda - Saguenay - Saint-Augustin - Shawinigan - Sherbrooke - Trois-Rivières -
Agglomeration areas La Tuque - Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine - Longueuil - Montreal - Quebec City

 

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