Bishopton, Quebec

Bishopton is a former municipality and an unincorporated community in Dudswell, Quebec, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

History

The municipality of Bishop's Crossing was created on October 2, 1917 by separating from Dudswell. Fifteen years later, On November 24, 1932, the name was change to Bishopton. On October 11, 1995, Bishopton, Marbleton and Dudswell merged together to form a new municipality also named Dudswell.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bishopton had a population of 450 living in 186 of its 260 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 441. With a land area of 9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 45.8/km2 (118.7/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gazette officielle de Québec, 6 octobre 1917, pages 2256-2257.
  2. ↑ Gazette officielle de Québec, 10 décembre 1932, page 4386.
  3. ↑ Gazette officielle du Québec, partie 2, 11 octobre 1995, 127e année, numéro 41, pages 4400-4402.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

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