Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton

Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton is a municipality of 800 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It was named after the Roman Catholic parish serving the municipality.[1]

Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
St-Étienne-de-Bolton is located in Southern Quebec
St-Étienne-de-Bolton
St-Étienne-de-Bolton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°22′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedMay 27, 1939
Government
  MayorPierre Patry
  Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
  Prov. ridingOrford
Area
  Total49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi)
  Land47.27 km2 (18.25 sq mi)
Population
  Total816
  Density17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase 21.1%
  Dwellings
572
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-10

R-112
R-245
Websitewww.sedb.qc.ca

Geography

Located a few kilometers from Magog further east, bounded to the east by the Missisquoi River North, 50 km southwest of Sherbrooke, the municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton sits very close to Mont Foster. It is the second smallest municipality in the Memphrémagog RCM.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change
2021 816 Increase 21.1%
2016 674 Increase 26.2%
2011 534 Increase 7.7%
2006 496 Increase 7.1%
2001 463 Increase 15.8%
1996 400 Increase 6.1%
1991 377 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 730 89.0%
English only 55 6.7%
English and French 10 1.2%
Non-official languages 20 2.4%

Transportation

Railways

Canadian Pacific Railway operates a railway line that passes through Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

Highways

Quebec Autoroute 10, Quebec Route 112 and Quebec Route 245 serve Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

See also

References

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