Stanhope, Quebec

Stanhope
Community
Stanhope border station
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Coordinates: 45°00′45.4″N 71°47′54.9″W / 45.012611°N 71.798583°W / 45.012611; -71.798583Coordinates: 45°00′45.4″N 71°47′54.9″W / 45.012611°N 71.798583°W / 45.012611; -71.798583
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Coaticook
Municipality	Coaticook
Elevation [1]	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	200 (about)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST[1])
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT[1])
Postal code(s)	J1A
Area code(s)	819[1]
Highways	Route 147

Stanhope is a Canadian village and community of Coaticook, Coaticook RCM, in the Estrie region of Quebec. Its population is less than 200 residents.

History[]

The village was a separate community in the 1890s which later became part of Coaticook municipality.

Geography[]

Located on the Canada–United States border, in front of the town of Norton (Essex County, Vermont); Stanhope spans its residential area on a main road west of the Coaticook River, nearby the Montreal-Sherbrooke-Portland rail.^[2] To the east is located the airport and, on the Quebec Route 147, the border control station.^[3]

The village is 6 km far from Dixville, 14 from Coaticook, 24 from Canaan (Vermont), 27 from Stewartstown (New Hampshire), 30 from Brighton (Vermont) and 50 from Sherbrooke.

Transport[]

The village has a small private airport, is crossed by the Quebec Route 147 and by the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad.

See also[]

• List of Canada–United States border crossings

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Stanhope at Wikimedia Commons