Stratford, Quebec
Stratford | |
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Township municipality | |
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 Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Stratford Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°WCoordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | 1857 |
| Named for | Stratford-upon-Avon[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Fontaine |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,062 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 913 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0Y 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 161 |
| Website | www |
Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.
The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]
The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.
The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,062 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Demographics[]
| hideCanada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 1,062 (-2.2% from 2006) | 1,086 (+24.4% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi) | 120.18 km2 (46.40 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1) | 51.4 (M: 51.6, F: 51.3) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 913 | 914 | |
| Median household income: | $51,204 | $39,708 | |
| References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9] | |||
Previous census data:[10]
- Population in 1991: 785
- Population in 1996: 786 (+0.1% from 1991)
- Population in 2001: 873
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Reference number 60899 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 30110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2430110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "Stratford en bref". Municipalité de Stratford (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
See also[]
Types of municipalities in Quebec
External links[]
Media related to Stratford, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Eastern Townships.org.
- Google Maps.
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