Roxton, Quebec
Roxton | |
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Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°WCoordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Acton |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Roxton, Bedfordshire[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stéphane Beauregard |
• Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
• Prov. riding | Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 1,093 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 7.6% |
• Dwellings | 454 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 139 Route 222 Route 241 |
Roxton (officially Le Canton de Roxton) is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.
Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls. Roxton and Roxton Falls are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.
Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Roxton had a population of 1,115 living in 445 of its 483 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 1,086. With a land area of 148.93 km2 (57.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Population trend:[6]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 1,093 | 7.6% |
2006 | 1,016 | 2.4% |
2001 | 1,041 | 6.7% |
1996 | 1,116 | 0.4% |
1991 | 1,120 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[7]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 970 | 96.04% |
English only | 30 | 2.97% |
Both English and French | 10 | 0.99% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.00% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Reference number 54919 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton, Quebec
External links
- Media related to Roxton, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Regional County Municipality of Acton
- Official Site - Roxton Canton (Roxton Township)
- Official Site - Roxton Falls
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- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
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- Commons category link is the pagename
- Township municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Acton Regional County Municipality
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