Racine, Quebec

Racine is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.

Not to be confused with Val-Racine, Quebec.
Racine
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Racine
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedFebruary 15, 1995
Government
 • MayorRene Pelletier
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingRichmond
Area
 • Total107.60 km2 (41.54 sq mi)
 • Land105.85 km2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,252
 • Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.0%
 • Dwellings
663
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1Y0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 222
Route 243
Websitewww.municipalite.
racine.qc.ca

Demographics

Population
Historical Census Data - Racine, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 978—    
1996 1,036+5.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,153+11.3%
2006 1,265+9.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,252−1.0%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,195 95.2%
English only 30 2.4%
English and French 10 0.8%
Non-official languages 15 1.2%
French and non-official language 5 0.4%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 298430 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 42032 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2442032) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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