Upton, Quebec
Appearance
Upton | |
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Motto: Unis Pour Grandir | |
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°41′W / 45.650°N 72.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Acton |
Constituted | February 25, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Leclerc |
• Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
• Prov. riding | Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 55.90 km2 (21.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 55.64 km2 (21.48 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,075 |
• Density | 37.3/km2 (97/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 6.2% |
• Dwellings | 900 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | R-116 R-211 |
Website | www |
Upton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,075.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Population trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2011 | 2,075 | 6.2% |
2006 | 1,954 | 0.3% |
2001 | 1,986 | 3.0% |
Merger | 1,928 (+) | 44.5% |
1996 | 1,070 | 14.6% |
1991 | 934 | N/A |
(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-d’Upton and the Village of Upton on February 25, 1998.
Language
[edit]Mother tongue language (2006)[6]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
French only | 1,875 | 96.65% |
English only | 0 | 0.00% |
Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
Other languages | 65 | 3.35% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 342510". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Upton". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Upton, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Upton, Quebec
External links
[edit]- Media related to Upton, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal Region of Acton's Upton Page