Roxton Pond, Quebec

Roxton Pond
Municipality

Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Roxton Pond

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°W / 45.483; -72.667Coordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°W / 45.483; -72.667[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted December 17, 1997
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Raymond Loignon
  Federal riding Shefford
  Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
  Total 103.40 km2 (39.92 sq mi)
  Land 97.68 km2 (37.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 3,786
  Density 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.2%
  Dwellings 1,561
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0E 1Z0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 139
Website www.roxtonpond.ca

Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,786. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 3,786 Increase 5.2%
2006 3,599 Increase 2.0%
2001 3,527 Increase 5.3%
Merger 3,348 (+) Increase 29.6%
1996 2,357 Increase 11.4%
1991 2,116 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond on December 17, 1997.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 3,455 96.37%
English only 40 1.12%
Both English and French 10 0.28%
Other languages 80 2.23%

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