Roxton, Quebec

Canton de Roxton
Township municipality
Official seal of Canton de Roxton
Seal
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Canton de Roxton is located in Southern Quebec
Canton de Roxton
Canton de Roxton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W / 45.550; -72.517
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
Designated1795
Proclaimed1803
Municipally constitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forRoxton, Bedfordshire
Government
 • MayorStéphane Beauchemin
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton
 • Prov. ridingDaniel-Johnson
Area
 • Total
150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
 • Land149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,093
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.6%
 • Dwellings
454
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1E0
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-139
R-222
R-241
Websitecantonderoxton.qc.ca

Le Canton de Roxton is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The municipality was designated in 1795, proclaimed in 1803, and officially constituted on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.

Le Canton de Roxton has its own distinct municipal administration and elected officials, independent from the neighbouring village of Roxton Falls.

Le Canton de Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Roxton had a population of 1,115 living in 445 of its 483 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 1,086. With a land area of 148.93 km2 (57.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend:

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

Mother tongue language (2006)

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

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 54919". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Canton de Roxton
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Canton de Roxton, Quebec
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton, Quebec