Roxton, Quebec

Roxton
Township municipality

Seal

Location within Acton RCM.
Roxton

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W / 45.550; -72.517Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W / 45.550; -72.517[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Acton
Constituted July 1, 1855
Named for Roxton, Bedfordshire[1]
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Stéphane Beauregard
  Federal riding Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
  Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
  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 Increase 7.6%
  Dwellings 454
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0H 1E0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 139
Route 222
Route 241
Website www.canton
deroxton.qc.ca

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 (%)
2011 1,093 Increase 7.6%
2006 1,016 Decrease 2.4%
2001 1,041 Decrease 6.7%
1996 1,116 Decrease 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%

See also

References



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