Compton, Quebec

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Compton

| image_shield = Blason ville ca Compton (Québec).svg

| settlement_type = Municipality

|image_map = Compton Quebec location diagram.png

| image_skyline = Panneau routier a Compton - panoramio.jpg

|map_caption = Location within Coaticook RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Quebec

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates = {{coord|3=region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Estrie

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Coaticook

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = December 8, 1999

| government_footnotes =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Fernand Veilleux

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Compton—Stanstead

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Saint-François

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 208.30

| area_land_km2 = 205.47

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 3112

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2= 15.1

| population_blank1_title= Pop 2006-2011

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 10.4%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 1272

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0B 1L0

| area_code = 819

|blank_name = Highways

|blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|143}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|147}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|208}}

| website = {{URL|www.compton.ca}}

}}

Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

=Population=

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

class="wikitable"
Census ! Population ! Change (%)
2011 \| 3,112 \| {{increase}} 10.4%
2006 \| 2,818 \| {{decrease}} 8.9%
ADJ \| 2,927 (+) \| {{decrease}} 3.9%
2001 \| 3,047 \| {{increase}} 0.1%
ADJ \| 3,043 (+) \| {{increase}} 39.3%
1996 \| 2,185 \| {{increase}} 5.7%
1991 \| 2,067 \| N/A

class="wikitable"

Census

! Population

! Change (%)

2011

| 3,112

| {{increase}} 10.4%

2006

| 2,818

| {{decrease}} 8.9%

ADJ

| 2,927 (+)

| {{decrease}} 3.9%

2001

| 3,047

| {{increase}} 0.1%

ADJ

| 3,043 (+)

| {{increase}} 39.3%

1996

| 2,185

| {{increase}} 5.7%

1991

| 2,067

| N/A

(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes

Notable people

Louis Saint-Laurent (1882–1973), Prime Minister of Canada (he was born in Compton, and his birthplace, a museum, is now a National Historic Site of Canada. {{Cite web |last=Parks Canada Agency |first=Government of Canada |date=2024-06-20 |title=Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site |url=https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/stlaurent |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=parks.canada.ca}} He is buried nearby).
Bernard St-Laurent, CBC Radio personality
Maryse Dubuc, creator of The Bellybuttons
William H. Bringloe, Canadian Hall of Fame and North American Champion racehorse trainer

References

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External links

{{Commons category-inline}}
[http://www.compton.ca/ Compton, official site]
[http://www.comptonales.com Les Comptonales]
[http://www.tourismecoaticook.qc.ca Tourisme Coaticook]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828002117/http://www.estrieplus.com/ ESTRIEPLUS.COM What's happening in Estrie]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Compton

| North = Waterville

| Northeast = Eaton

| East = Martinville
Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton

| Southeast =

| South = Coaticook

| Southwest =

| West = Hatley (township)
Hatley (municipality)

| Northwest =

| image =

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