Hampstead, Quebec
title: "Hampstead, Quebec" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hampstead,-quebec", "cities-and-towns-in-quebec", "island-of-montreal-municipalities", "jewish-communities-in-canada", "jews-and-judaism-in-montreal", "bilingual-cities-and-towns-in-quebec"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampstead,_Quebec" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hampstead |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Hampstead - Town Hall.jpg |
| image_caption | Hampstead Town Hall |
| image_shield | Hampstead seal.png |
| shield_size | 120x80px |
| nickname | Garden City |
| image_map | Carte localisation Île de Montréal - Hampstead.svg |
| map_caption | Location on the Island of Montreal |
| pushpin_map | Canada Southern Quebec |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in southern Quebec |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Quebec |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Montreal |
| subdivision_type3 | RCM |
| subdivision_name3 | None |
| established_title1 | Constituted |
| established_date1 | January 1, 2006 |
| named_for | Hampstead, London |
| government_footnotes | |
| [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language | E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1114 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: MOUNT ROYAL (Quebec)] |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jeremy Levi |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Mount Royal |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | D'Arcy-McGee |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.77 |
| area_land_km2 | 1.79 |
| area_note | There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources. |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 7037 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 3922.1 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop. 2016-2021 |
| population_blank1 | 0.9% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 2622 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | H3X |
| area_codes | 514 and 438 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | No major routes |
| website | |
| :: |
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Hampstead is an on-island suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is an independent municipality bordering the municipality of Côte Saint-Luc and the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough of Montreal. The municipality has the highest percentage of Jewish population of any town in Canada, at 64% of the population.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Building._New_Hampstead_Town_Hall_BAnQ_Vieux-Montréal_P48S1P08667.jpg" caption="Hampstead Town Hall in 1943."] ::
The Town of Hampstead was founded in 1914. It was designed to be an exclusive garden city. There are no retail shops within municipal boundaries. Houses were assigned relatively large lots to allow space for trees and shrubbery. The town's roads were designed with curves in order to slow down traffic and to create an interesting and intimate landscape. Despite its rather flat topography—much of the territory was once a golf course—the town was named after another garden city, the London suburb of Hampstead Village. Like its namesake, Hampstead is the home of many affluent citizens, and competes with a few other suburbs for first place in the rankings of highest average household incomes in Canada.
Merger and demerger
On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–06 municipal reorganization of Montreal, it was merged with Côte-Saint-Luc and Montreal West and became the Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montréal-Ouest borough of the City of Montreal. However, after a change of government and a 2004 referendum, all three were re-constituted as independent cities on January 1, 2006.
Demographics
|title = Historical populations |type = Canada |align = none |cols = |percentages = |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada |1966|6158 |1971|7035 |1976|7562 |1981|7598 |1986|7886 |1991|7219 |1996|6986 |2001|6974 |2006|6996 |2011|7153 |2016|6973 |2021|7037
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hampstead had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.79 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Hampstead |2021_population=7,037 | 2021_pop_delta=+0.9 | 2021_land_area=1.79 | 2021_pop_density=3922.1 |2021_median_age=39.6 | 2021_median_age_m=38.8 | 2021_median_age_f=40.4 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=2,622 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=2,493 |2021_mean_hh_income=150,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052466062 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=6,973 | 2016_pop_delta=-2.5 | 2016_land_area=1.80 | 2016_pop_density=3884.2 |2016_median_age=40.8 | 2016_median_age_m=39.3 | 2016_median_age_f=41.6 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=2,623 | 2016_mean_hh_income=122,496 | 2016_access_date=2022-06-06
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| Canada 2006 Census | Population | % of Total Population |
|---|---|---|
| Visible minority group | South Asian | 45 |
| Chinese | 55 | 0.8 |
| Black | 145 | 2.1 |
| Filipino | 130 | 1.9 |
| Latin American | 80 | 1.1 |
| Southeast Asian | 45 | 0.6 |
| Other visible minority | 155 | 2.3 |
| Total visible minority population | 655 | 9.4 |
| Aboriginal group | First Nations | 0 |
| Métis | 0 | 0 |
| Inuit | 0 | 0 |
| Total Aboriginal population | 0 | 0 |
| White | 6,340 | 90.6 |
| Total population | 6,995 | 100 |
| :: |
In terms of mother tongue, the 2006 census found that, including multiple responses, almost 63% of residents spoke English, and about 16% of residents spoke French. The next most commonly reported first languages learned were Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish and Romanian. ::data[format=table]
| Mother Tongue | Population (2006) | Percentage (2006) | Population (2016) | Percentage (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 4,260 | 60.9% | 3,950 | 56.7% |
| French | 975 | 13.9% | 1,255 | 18.0% |
| English and French | 45 | 0.6% | 130 | 1.9% |
| English and a non-official language | 55 | 0.8% | 70 | 1.0% |
| French and a non-official language | 85 | 1.2% | 45 | 0.6% |
| English, French and a non-official language | 20 | 0.3% | 35 | 0.5% |
| Hebrew | 240 | 3.4% | 150 | 2.2% |
| Yiddish | 175 | 2.5% | 75 | 1.1% |
| Polish | 160 | 2.3% | 30 | 0.4% |
| Romanian | 145 | 2.1% | 100 | 1.4% |
| Spanish | 135 | 1.9% | 145 | 2.1% |
| Arabic | 110 | 1.6% | 110 | 1.6% |
| Korean | 90 | 1.3% | 60 | 0.9% |
| Hungarian | 65 | 0.9% | 45 | 0.6% |
| Tagalog | 60 | 0.9% | 70 | 1.0% |
| Chinese | 45 | 0.6% | 115 | 1.6% |
| Italian | 40 | 0.6% | 65 | 0.9% |
| Russian | 40 | 0.6% | 80 | 1.1% |
| German | 35 | 0.5% | 40 | 0.6% |
| Persian | 35 | 0.5% | 135 | 1.9% |
| Vietnamese | 35 | 0.5% | 40 | 0.6% |
| Bisayan | 20 | 0.3% | ||
| Greek | 20 | 0.3% | 35 | 0.5% |
| Serbian | 20 | 0.3% | 25 | 0.4% |
| :: |
::data[format=table title="'''Home language''' ([[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] and [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]])"]
| Language | Population (2006) | Percentage (2006) | Population (2011) | Percentage (2011) | Population (2016) | Percentage (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 5,440 | 77.77% | 5,190 | 72.53% | 4,830 | 69.30% |
| French | 890 | 12.72% | 1,045 | 14.61% | 1,065 | 15.28% |
| Both English and French | 70 | 1.00% | 120 | 1.68% | 130 | 1.87% |
| Other languages | 590 | 8.43% | 585 | 8.18% | 720 | 10.33% |
| :: |
The town is noted for having the highest percentage of Jewish residents of any city in Canada, and the third highest worldwide outside Israel.
::data[format=table] | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118190256/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2466060&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=hampstead&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |date=January 18, 2016 }}. | Population | Percentage | % (of total in Quebec) | |---|---|---|---| | Jewish | 5,170 | 74.2% | 5.75% | | Catholic | 760 | 10.9% | 0.01% | | No religious affiliation | 300 | 4.3% | 0.07% | | Protestant | 295 | 4.2% | 0.09% | | Christian Orthodox | 280 | 4% | 0.28% | | Muslim | 45 | 0.6% | 0.04% | | Buddhist | 75 | 1.1% | 0.18% | | Christian, n.i.e. | 25 | 0.4% | 0.04% | | Hindu | 15 | 0.2% | 0.06% | | Other | 10 | 0.1% | 0.26% | ::
Local government
In the November 6, 2005 municipal elections, William (Bill) Steinberg was elected mayor of Hampstead. Steinberg was the first new mayor after 4 years of civic control by Gérald Tremblay, when Hampstead was part of Montreal. Mayor Steinberg defeated Irving Adessky who had been mayor for 27 years (1974-2001) and former councillor Gerald Kestner. In his honour, the community centre has been renamed after him. Steinberg was re-elected on November 1, 2009 defeating former town councillor David Sternthal with 61% of the vote. On November 3, 2013 Mayor Steinberg was re-elected for a third term defeating former town councillor Bonnie Feigenbaum with 61.21% of the vote (voter turnout was 44.5%). In the 2017 Municipal Elections, Steinberg, Warren Budning, Harvey Shaffer, Jack Edery, and Michael Goldwax were acclaimed. Bill Steinberg served as Mayor for 16 years (2005-2021).
Current Government:
- Mayor: Jeremy Levi
- Councillors: :#Leon Elfassy :#Jack Edery :#Harvey Shaffer :#Michael Goldwax :#Warren Budning :#Jason Farber Mayor Jeremy Levi attracted controversy for flying the flag of Israel outside the town hall, and for saying he supports "full occupation and annexation of Gaza" amid the Gaza war.
Former mayors
List of former mayors:
- James Baillie (1914–1924)
- James A. Baillie (1924–1928, 1930–1932)
- William Schuyler Lighthall (1928–1930)
- Archibald F. Byers (1932–1935)
- Vincent E. Scully (1935–1936)
- Hartland Glaspell Parsons (1936–1948)
- Lyman Ira Playfair (1948–1964)
- Stuart Milnet Finlayson (1964–1974)
- Irving L. Adessky (1974–2001)
- William Steinberg (2005–2021)
- Jeremy Levi (2021–present)
Transportation
Two major thoroughfares exist in Hampstead. One is Queen Mary Road and the other is Fleet Road.
Hampstead is accessible by the following STM bus lines: 51 Édouard-Montpetit (Queen-Mary), 66 The Boulevard (Côte-Saint-Luc), 161 Van Horne (Fleet), 166 Queen Mary (Macdonald).
There were various stages of development for Hampstead. The newer areas tend to be to the north and to the west. The city is almost completely composed of single family residences, except for the apartment buildings on Côte-Saint-Luc Road, and the duplexes and triplexes along MacDonald, Cleve, Dufferin, Heath, Holtham, Harrow and Aldred Roads. There are no commercial properties in the city. There is only one school in the city, the Hampstead Elementary School, which is public.
At the beginning of each summer is Hampstead Day, which features a small carnival and fireworks, curated by the staff of the Hampstead Pool and of the Hampstead Day Camp.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Hampstead is twinned with:
- ISR Kiryat Shmona, Israel (since 1978)
References
References
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- [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1114 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: MOUNT ROYAL (Quebec)]
- (9 February 2022). "Hampstead, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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- {{toponymie. 388460
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