Bedford, Quebec (township)

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Bedford
Township municipality
Bedford (township) Quebec location diagram.PNG
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
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Bedford
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N72°58′W / 45.133°N 72.967°W / 45.133; -72.967 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Brome-Missisquoi
ConstitutedMarch 4, 1919
Government
[2] [3]
 • MayorGilles St-Jean
 •  Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
 •  Prov. riding Brome-Missisquoi
Area
[2] [4]
 • Total32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
 • Land31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [4]
 • Total699
 • Density22.1/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Dwellings
285
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0J 1A0
Area codes 450 and 579
Access Routes [5] Qc202.svg R-202
Qc235.svg R-235

Bedford is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 699.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bedford had a population of 658 living in 273 of its 282 total private dwellings, a change of

Population trend: [7]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
2011699Decrease2.svg 5.0%
2006736Decrease2.svg 9.5%
2001813Increase2.svg 1.8%
1996799Increase2.svg 0.8%
1991793N/A

Mother tongue language (2006) [8]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only46565.49%
English only21029.58%
Both English and French00.00%
Other languages354.93%
The river aux Brochets at Bedford Bedford riviere aux Brochets.jpg
The river aux Brochets at Bedford

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 4595". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Bedford (township)". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bedford (township), Quebec
  5. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bedford (township), Quebec



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