Stratford, Quebec

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Stratford
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM.
Stratford
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.783°N 71.283°W / 45.783; -71.283Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.783°N 71.283°W / 45.783; -71.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted January 1, 1874
Named for Stratford-upon-Avon[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jacques Fontaine
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
 • Land 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,062
 • Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings 913
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0Y 1P0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 161
Website www.munstratford.qc.ca

Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 1,062.

The population is almost entirely francophone.[4]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
 201120062001

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

1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
8.8 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
913
$51,204

1,086 (+24.4% from 2001)
120.18 km2 (46.40 sq mi)
9.0 /km2 (23 /sq mi)
51.4 (M: 51.6, F: 51.3)
914
$39,708

873 (+11.1% from 1996)
120.18 km2 (46.40 sq mi)
7.3 /km2 (19 /sq mi)
46.8 (M: 46.3, F: 47.0)
501
$32,433

Notes: Population in 1996: 786[5] (+0.1% from 1991) - Population in 1991: 785[5] – References: 2011[3] 2006[6] 2001[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reference number 60899 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 30110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
  4. ↑ 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11. 
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Disraeli (parish) Sainte-Praxède
Beaulac-Garthby Stornoway
   Stratford  
Weedon Lingwick


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