Wickham, Quebec
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Wickham
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|settlement_type = Municipality
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|image_map = Wickham Quebec location diagram.PNG
|map_caption = Location within Drummond RCM.
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|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec.
|coordinates = {{coord|45|45|N|72|30|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Centre-du-Québec
|subdivision_type3 = RCM
|subdivision_name3 = Drummond
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|established_title1 = Constituted
|established_date1 = December 23, 1972
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|government_footnotes = [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/49040/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Wickham][http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=182 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Carole Côté
|leader_title1 = Federal riding
|leader_name1 = Drummond
|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=2449040&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Wickham&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham, Quebec]
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|area_total_km2 = 99.10
|area_land_km2 = 98.75
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|population_total = 2470
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_density_km2 = 25.0
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|population_blank1_title = Pop 2006-2011
|population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 1.3%
|population_blank2_title = Dwellings
|population_blank2 = 994
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|timezone = EST
|utc_offset = −5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = −4
|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
|postal_code = J0C 1S0
|area_code = 819
|blank_name = Highways
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|website = {{URL|www.wickham.ca}}
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Wickham ({{IPA|fr|wikam}}) is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,470.
Demographics
=Population=
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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Census
! Population ! Change (%) |
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2011
| 2,470 | {{decrease}} 1.3% |
2006
| 2,503 | {{decrease}} 0.5% |
2001
| 2,516 | {{increase}} 5.9% |
1996
| 2,376 | {{increase}} 8.4% |
1991
| 2,191 | N/A |
=Language=
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Language
! Population ! Pct (%) |
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French only
| 2,415 | 96.79% |
English only
| 10 | 0.40% |
Both English and French
| 0 | 0.00% |
Other languages
| 70 | 2.81% |
See also
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{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Northwest = Saint-Germain-de-Grantham
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| Northeast = Drummondville
| West = Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton
| Centre = Wickham
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| Southwest = Saint-Théodore-d'Acton
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| Southeast = Lefebvre
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{{Drummond RCM|state=expanded}}
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