Roxton Pond

Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2011 Canadian Census was 3,786. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.

Roxton Pond
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Roxton Pond
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLa Haute-Yamaska
ConstitutedDecember 17, 1997
Government
  MayorRaymond Loignon
  Federal ridingShefford
  Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
  Total103.40 km2 (39.92 sq mi)
  Land97.68 km2 (37.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
  Total3,786
  Density38.8/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
5.2%
  Dwellings
1,561
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1Z0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 139
Websitewww.roxtonpond.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 3,786 5.2%
2006 3,599 2.0%
2001 3,527 5.3%
Merger 3,348 (+) 29.6%
1996 2,357 11.4%
1991 2,116 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond on December 17, 1997.'

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 3,455 96.37%
English only 40 1.12%
Both English and French 10 0.28%
Other languages 80 2.23%

See also

References

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