Stratford, Quebec

Stratford 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.

Stratford
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Stratford is located in Southern Quebec
Stratford
Stratford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
Constituted1857
Named forStratford-upon-Avon[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Fontaine
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
 • Land119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,036
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.6%
 • Dwellings
946
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-161
Websitewww.munstratford.qc.ca

The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]

The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.

The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,036 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stratford had a population of 1,036 living in 533 of its 946 total private dwellings, a change of 9.6% from its 2016 population of 945. With a land area of 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km2 (22.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
20162011
Population945 (-11.0% from 2011)1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area120.89 km2 (46.68 sq mi)120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age58.3 (M: 59.0, F: 57.9)55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
Private dwellings895 (total)  913 (total) 
Median household income$53,312$51,204
References: 2016[8] 2011[9] earlier[10][11]

Previous census data:[12]

  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786 (+0.1% from 1991)
  • Population in 2001: 873

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References
  1. "Reference number 60899 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 30110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Stratford, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Stratford en bref". Municipalité de Stratford (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  12. "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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