Coaticook, Quebec

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the regional county municipality, see Coaticook Regional County Municipality.
Coaticook
City
Main Street
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Coaticook
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 71°48′W / 45.133°N 71.800°W / 45.133; -71.800Coordinates: 45°08′N 71°48′W / 45.133°N 71.800°W / 45.133; -71.800[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
Settled 1820s
Constituted December 30, 1998
Government[2]
 • Mayor Bertrand Lamoureux
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Saint-François
Area[2][3]
 • Total 223.60 km2 (86.33 sq mi)
 • Land 218.57 km2 (84.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 9,255
 • Density 42.3/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.6%
 • Dwellings 4,208
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J1A
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 141
Route 147
Route 208
Website www.ville.coaticook.qc.ca
Beaulne House in Coaticook

Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States

Communities

In addition to the primary community of Coaticook, smaller communities now within the municipal boundaries include Baldwin's Mills, Barnston, Ladd's Mills and Stanhope. Stanhope was a separate community in the 1890s.

Stanhope is home to the small Stanhope Airport.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Coaticook, Quebec community profile
 201120062001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:

9,255 (+0.6% from 2006)
218.57 km2 (84.39 sq mi)
42.3 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
44.1 (M: 42.9, F: 45.4)
4,208
$43,230

9,204 (+2.4% from 2001)
218.55 km2 (84.38 sq mi)
42.1 /km2 (109 /sq mi)
41.0 (M: 40.1, F: 41.9)
3978
$42,647

8,988 (+26.0% from 1996)
218.55 km2 (84.38 sq mi)
41.1 /km2 (106 /sq mi)
38.0 (M: 37.0, F: 39.1)
3743
$38,400

Notes: Counts have been adjusted to reflect 2001 Census boundaries.
Population in 1996: 6,653[4] (+0.2% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 6,637[4] – References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Mother tongue:[7]

  • English as first language: 5.5%
  • French as first language: 92.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 1.6%

Cemeteries

Cemeteries in or near Coaticook include Mount Forest Cemetery,[8] Saint Edmond Cemetery,[9][10] St-Luc and St-Wilfrid-de-Barnston.

Sports

Coaticook is home to the Coaticook Big Bill of the Ligue de Baseball Senior Élite du Québec, which play their home games in Julien Morin Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 351657 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Coaticook". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Coaticook census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  7. ↑ "Coaticook community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-16. 
  8. ↑ "Mount Forest Cemetery, Coaticook, Stanstead County, Quebec". interment.net. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  9. ↑ "Liste des cimetières du diocèse". Cimetière Saint-Michel-de-Sherbrooke (in French). Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  10. ↑ "Saint Edmond Cemetery, Coaticook, Stanstead County, Quebec". interment.net. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 

External links

Media related to Coaticook, Québec at Wikimedia Commons


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Hatley Compton Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton
Barnston-Ouest Saint-Herménégilde
Dixville
   Coaticook  
Holland, Vermont United States Norton, Vermont United States


Cities
Municipalities
Townships
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.