Scotstown, Quebec
Scotstown | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
  Scotstown Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′23″N 71°16′52″W / 45.52296°N 71.28112°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | June 24, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chantal Ouellet |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 547 |
| • Density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.0% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-214  R-257 |
| Website | www |
Scotstown is a city in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 547.
The town is renowned for its multiple legends carried by its first settlers, who emigrated from Scotland.
Notable people
- Robert James Cromie, born in Scotstown in 1887, was the publisher of the Vancouver Sun from 1917 until his death in 1936.[4]
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 58827". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41080". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Scotstown, Quebec (Code 2441080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Stephen Hume, "Cromie, Robert James", in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
Media related to Scotstown, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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