Stoke, Quebec
Stoke | |
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Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W / 45.533°N 71.800°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | January 1, 1864 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luc Cayer |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 252.90 km2 (97.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 256.52 km2 (99.04 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 2,765 |
• Density | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,118 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-216 |
Website | www |
Stoke is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François in the Estrie region of Quebec in Canada.
History
Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement. A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892). The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to Mount Chapman, the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres.
Demographics
Population
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Language
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 2,680 | 96.9% |
English only | 45 | 1.6% |
English and French | 15 | 0.5% |
Non-official languages | 25 | 0.9% |
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 270853". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Stoke, Quebec (Code 2442005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
- Media related to Stoke, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons