Roxton, Quebec

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
Township municipality
Seal
Location within Acton RCM.
Roxton
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forRoxton, Bedfordshire[1]
Government
 • MayorStéphane Beauregard
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
 • Total150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
 • Land149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,093
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.6%
 • Dwellings
454
Time zoneUTC−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
Websitewww.canton
deroxton.qc.ca

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 (%)
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 (%)
French only 970 96.04%
English only 30 2.97%
Both English and French 10 0.99%
Other languages 0 0.00%
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See also

References
  1. Reference number 54919 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton, Quebec



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