Marston, Quebec

Marston is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.

Marston
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Marston is located in Southern Quebec
Marston
Marston
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 71°00′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1874
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Roy
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total78.70 km2 (30.39 sq mi)
 • Land71.83 km2 (27.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total777
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 10.2%
 • Dwellings
419
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1G0
Area code819
Highways R-263
Websitewww.munmarston.qc.ca

It is named after Long Marston, North Yorkshire in England.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marston had a population of 777 living in 341 of its 419 total private dwellings, a change of 10.2% from its 2016 population of 705. With a land area of 71.83 km2 (27.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 777 Increase 10.2%
2016 705 Increase 6.5%
2011 662 Decrease 3.1%
2006 683 Increase 9.6%
2001 623 Increase 4.7%
1996 595 N/A

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References
  1. "Reference number 39315 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 30035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Marston, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Marston". Tourism Eastern Townships. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.