Stoke, Quebec
Stoke | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
![]() ![]() Stoke Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W / 45.533°N 71.800°WCoordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W / 45.533°N 71.800°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | January 1, 1864 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luc Cayer |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 252.90 km2 (97.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 255.46 km2 (98.63 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 2,955 |
• Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,258 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0B 3G0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | stoke![]() |
Stoke is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François in the Estrie region of Quebec in Canada.
The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to Mount Chapman, the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres (2,130 ft).
History[]
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Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement.
A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892).
Demographics[]
Population[]
hideCanada census – Stoke, Quebec community profile | |||
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2016 | 2011 | ||
Population: | 2,955 (6.9% from 2011) | 2,765 (2.1% from 2006) | |
Land area: | 255.46 km2 (98.63 sq mi) | 256.52 km2 (99.04 sq mi) | |
Population density: | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
Median age: | 42.8 (M: 43.6, F: 41.8) | 41.9 (M: 41.8, F: 42.0) | |
Total private dwellings: | 1,258 | 1,118 | |
Median household income: | $73,685 | $61,562 | |
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6] |
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(A) adjusted figure due to boundary change. Source: Statistics Canada[3][7] |
Language[]
Mother tongue (2011)[5]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 2,680 | 96.9% |
English only | 45 | 1.6% |
English and French | 15 | 0.5% |
Non-official languages | 25 | 0.9% |
Local government[]
List of former mayors:
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- Bertrand Ducharme (2003–2009)
- Luc Cayer (2009–present)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 270853 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 42005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "(Code 2442005) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links[]
Media related to Stoke, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Estrie
- Quebec geography stubs