Compton, Quebec

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Compton
Municipality
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Location within Coaticook RCM
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Compton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°14′00″N71°49′00″W / 45.2333°N 71.8167°W / 45.2333; -71.8167 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
ConstitutedDecember 8, 1999
Government
[2]
 • MayorFernand Veilleux
 •  Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 •  Prov. riding Saint-François
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total208.30 km2 (80.43 sq mi)
 • Land205.47 km2 (79.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [3]
 • Total3,112
 • Density15.1/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase2.svg 10.4%
 • Dwellings
1,272
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1L0
Area code 819
HighwaysQc143.svg R-143
Qc147.svg R-147
Qc208.svg R-208
Website www.compton.ca

Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Contents

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [4]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20113,112Increase2.svg 10.4%
20062,818Decrease2.svg 8.9%
ADJ2,927 (+)Decrease2.svg 3.9%
20013,047Increase2.svg 0.1%
ADJ3,043 (+)Increase2.svg 39.3%
19962,185Increase2.svg 5.7%
19912,067N/A

(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 290198". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 44071". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Compton, Quebec (Code 2444071) Census Profile". 2011 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2024-06-20). "Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site". parks.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-10.


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