Roxton, Quebec
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Roxton
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|settlement_type = Township municipality
|image_skyline =Vue aérienne de Roxton.jpg
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|image_seal =Roxton Canton Logo.png
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|image_map = Roxton Quebec location diagram.PNG
|map_caption = Location within Acton RCM
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec
|coordinates = {{coord|45|33|N|72|31|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Quebec
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Montérégie
|subdivision_type3 = RCM
|subdivision_name3 = Acton
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|established_title1= Constituted
|established_date1 = July 1, 1855
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|named_for = Roxton, Bedfordshire
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|government_footnotes = [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/48015/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton][http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=954 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Stéphane Beauregard
|leader_title1 = Federal riding
|leader_name1 = Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
|leader_title2 = Prov. riding
|leader_name2 = Johnson
|area_footnotes = [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2448015&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Roxton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec]
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|area_total_km2 = 150.10
|area_land_km2 = 149.08
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|population_total = 1093
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_density_km2 = 7.3
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|population_blank1_title = Pop 2006-2011
|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 7.6%
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|population_blank2_title = Dwellings
|population_blank2 = 454
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|timezone = EST
|utc_offset = −5
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|utc_offset_DST = −4
|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
|postal_code = J0H 1E0
|area_code = 450 and 579
|blank_name = Highways
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Roxton (officially Le Canton de Roxton) is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.
Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls. Roxton and Roxton Falls are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.
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 {{val|1115|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|445|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|483|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1115-1086}}|1086|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1086|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|148.93|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1115|148.93|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 28, 2022}}
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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Census
! Population ! Change (%) |
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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 |
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Language
! Population ! Pct (%) |
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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
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.mrcacton.qc.ca/Roxton_Canton.htm Regional County Municipality of Acton]
- [http://www.cantonderoxton.qc.ca/ Official Site] - Roxton Canton (Roxton Township)
- [http://www.roxtonfalls.ca/ Official Site] - Roxton Falls
{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Roxton
{{Nobold|(surrounds Roxton Falls)}}
| North = Acton Vale
| Northeast = Sainte-Christine
| East = Béthanie
| Southeast =
| South = Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford
| Southwest = Roxton Pond
| West = Saint-Valérien-de-Milton
| Northwest =
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{{Acton RCM|state=expanded}}
Category:Township municipalities in Quebec
Category:Incorporated places in Acton Regional County Municipality
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