Upton, Quebec

Upton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,075.

Upton
Motto: 
Unis Pour Grandir
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Upton is located in Southern Quebec
Upton
Upton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°41′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1998
Government
  MayorYves Croteau
  Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
  Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
  Total55.90 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
  Land55.64 km2 (21.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
  Total2,075
  Density37.3/km2 (97/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.2%
  Dwellings
900
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-116
R-211
Websitewww.upton.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,075 Increase 6.2%
2006 1,954 Decrease 0.3%
2001 1,986 Increase 3.0%
Merger 1,928 (+) Increase 44.5%
1996 1,070 Increase 14.6%
1991 934 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-d’Upton and the Village of Upton on February 25, 1998.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,875 96.65%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 65 3.35%

See also

References


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