Roxton, Quebec

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
Township municipality
Official seal of Roxton
Seal
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Roxton is located in Southern Quebec
Roxton
Roxton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forRoxton, Bedfordshire[1]
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorStéphane Beauregard
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
 • Land149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,093
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.6%
 • Dwellings
454
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1E0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-139
R-222
R-241
Websitewww.cantonderoxton.qc.ca

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 1,115 living in 445 of its 483 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 1,086. With a land area of 148.93 km2 (57.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
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

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
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
  1. "Reference number 54919 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec
  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 census
  7. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton, Quebec


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