Harrington, Quebec


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 north-west of Lachute.
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 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 in the north-east, which is 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

Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 436
Mother tongue:
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools: