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Stratford, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W / 45.78; -71.28
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Stratford
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Stratford is located in Southern Quebec
Stratford
Stratford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W / 45.78; -71.28[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
Constituted1857
Named forStratford-upon-Avon[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Fontaine
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
 • Land120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,062
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 2.2%
 • Dwellings
913
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-161
Websitewww.munstratford.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.

The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]

The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.

The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,062 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
2011
Population1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
Private dwellings913 (total) 
Median household income$51,204
References: 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

Previous census data:[10]

  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786 (+0.1% from 1991)
  • Population in 2001: 873

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60899". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Stratford, Quebec (Code 2430110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Stratford en bref". Municipalité de Stratford (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec


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