Scotstown, Quebec
Scotstown | |
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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.
Notable people
- Robert James Cromie, born in Scotstown in 1887, 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