Ayer's Cliff

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title: "Ayer's Cliff" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["incorporated-places-in-estrie", "villages-in-quebec"] topic_path: "general/incorporated-places-in-estrie" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayer's_Cliff" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameAyer's Cliff
settlement_typeVillage municipality
image_skylineAyer's Cliff.jpg
image_mapAyer's Cliff Quebec location diagram.PNG
map_captionLocation within Memphrémagog RCM.
pushpin_mapCanada Southern Quebec
pushpin_label_positiontop
pushpin_map_captionLocation in southern Quebec.
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Estrie
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3Memphrémagog
established_titleSettled
established_date1815
established_title1Constituted
established_date1February 4, 1909
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameSimon Roy
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Compton—Stanstead
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Orford
area_footnotes
area_total_km25.50
area_land_km25.53
area_noteThere is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
population_footnotes
population_total1197
population_as_of2021
population_density_km2213.3
population_blank1_titlePop 2016-2021
population_blank110%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank2643
population_demonymAyer's Cliffer
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_codeJ0B 1C0
area_code819
blank_nameHighways
blank_info

| | blank_name_sec2 | Census profile | | blank_info_sec2 | https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=ayer&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052445035 | | blank1_name_sec2 | MAMROT info | | blank1_info_sec2 | 45035 | | blank2_name_sec2 | Toponymie info | | blank2_info_sec2 | 142204 | | website | | ::

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|blank_name_sec2 = Census profile |blank_info_sec2 = https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=ayer&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052445035 |blank1_name_sec2 = MAMROT info |blank1_info_sec2 = 45035 |blank2_name_sec2 = Toponymie info |blank2_info_sec2 = 142204 |website = |footnotes = Ayer's Cliff (2021 population 1,180) is a village municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is located just north of the Canada–United States border, on Lake Massawippi, near the mouth of the Tomifobia River.

History

In the early 1910s and 1920s a number of wealthy Americans built summer estates in Ayer's Cliff. These included the railroad mogul Charles Keller Beekman, Chicago attorney David Leavitt Hough, Charles W. Parker, and George Fuller Parker, a close friend of President Grover Cleveland.

Ayer's Cliff still maintains a large anglophone population, with roots going back to the late 18th century. Today, Ayer's Cliff and the surrounding region are home to a combination of seasonal and year-round residents. The village is the site of Ripplecove Inn, a world-renowned luxury resort featured on CTV Travel's Most Romantic Hideaways.

The annual Ayer's Cliff Fair has been a popular gathering place for Eastern Townshippers since 1845. It is a multi-day event that includes animal shows, rides, attractions and entertainment for all.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ayer's Cliff had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 5.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only61058.37%
French only41039.23%
Both English and French252.39%
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LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only47544.39%
French only57553.74%
Both English and French151.40%
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LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only41737.70%
French only64458.23%
Both English and French454.07%
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LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only41535.2%
French only70559.7%
Both English and French554.7%
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Notable people

  • During the 1930s, multi-millionaire sportsman Foxhall P. Keene maintained a seasonal residence in Ayer's Cliff where he died in 1941.
  • American novelist and essayist Upton Sinclair also spent time in Ayer's Cliff in the 1930s.

References

| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions | Northwest = | North = Lake Massawippi | Northeast = | West = Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | Centre = Ayer's Cliff | East = Hatley (municipality) | Southwest = | South = Stanstead-Est | Southeast =

References

  1. [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1000 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec)]
  2. {{SCref
  3. {{mamrot. 45035
  4. {{toponymie. 142204
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2445035&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Ayer's%20Cliff&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec]
  7. [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2445035&Geo2=CD&Code2=2445&Data=Count&SearchText=Ayer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec]
  8. [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2445035&Geo2=CD&Code2=2445&Data=Count&SearchText=Ayer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2016 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec]
  9. [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2445035&Geo2=CD&Code2=2445&Data=Count&SearchText=Ayer&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Ayer's Cliff, Quebec]

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