Racine, Quebec

Racine is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.

Racine
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Racine Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	February 15, 1995
Government [2]
• Mayor	Rene Pelletier
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area [2][3]
• Total	107.60 km^2 (41.54 sq mi)
• Land	105.85 km^2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,252
• Density	11.8/km^2 (31/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.0%
• Dwellings	663
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 222 Route 243
Website	www.municipalite. racine.qc.ca

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Racine, Quebec[4]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 978 —     1996 1,036 +5.9%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,153 +11.3% 2006 1,265 +9.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,252 −1.0%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,195	95.2%
English only	30	2.4%
English and French	10	0.8%
Non-official languages	15	1.2%
French and non-official language	5	0.4%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 298430 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 42032 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2442032) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census