Roxton, Quebec
Roxton | |
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Township municipality | |
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Roxton Location in southern Quebec | |
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) | J0H 1E0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 139 Route 222 Route 241 |
Website | www |
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[]
Population[]
Population trend:[5]
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 |
Language[]
Mother tongue language (2006)[6]
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 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Township municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Acton Regional County Municipality
- Montérégie geography stubs