Roxton Falls, Quebec

Roxton Falls
Village municipality

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Location within Acton RCM
Roxton Falls

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°31′W / 45.567°N 72.517°W / 45.567; -72.517Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°31′W / 45.567°N 72.517°W / 45.567; -72.517[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Acton
Constituted January 1, 1863
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jean-Marie Laplante
 • Federal riding Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. riding Johnson
Area[2][4]
 • Total 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
 • Land 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,265
 • Density 259.1/km2 (671/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.1%
 • Dwellings 576
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.roxtonfalls.ca

Roxton Falls is a village municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,265.

It is surrounded entirely by the township municipality of Roxton. Roxton Falls and Roxton are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.

Roxton Falls has only a few hundred more people than Roxton, but is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area.

History

The first mayor of Roxton Falls, from 1863 was John Wood, a leather tanner who had moved to that area in 1851. He was mayor until 1880, followed by Joseph Lafontaine.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,265 Decrease 3.1%
2006 1,305 Increase 0.4%
2001 1,300 Decrease 5.2%
1996 1,371 Increase 2.6%
1991 1,336 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,305 99.24%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 0.76%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 142077 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton Falls
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Falls, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Falls, Quebec
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