Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after the town of the same name in England.

Up until 2014 the town hosted Quebec's annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. In 2014 the festival was moved to Victoriaville. Warwick also claims to be one of the possible birthplaces of poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds).

Warwick, Quebec

It is an industrial centre, with factories for agricultural machinery, washing-machines, overalls, cheese-boxes, and doors.

Warwick, Quebec

Warwick is located on Route 116.

Warwick, Quebec

Demographics

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

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City of Warwick

Cities and towns in Quebec

Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec

1861 establishments in Canada