Roxton Pond

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Roxton Pond
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Aerial view of Roxton Pond
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Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
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Roxton Pond
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°29′N72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°W / 45.483; -72.667 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM La Haute-Yamaska
ConstitutedDecember 17, 1997
Government
  MayorRaymond Loignon
   Federal riding Shefford
   Prov. riding Johnson
Area
  Total
103.40 km2 (39.92 sq mi)
  Land97.64 km2 (37.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [4]
  Total
4,224
  Density43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 10.9%
  Dwellings
1,840
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes 450 and 579
HighwaysQc139.svg R-139
Website www.roxtonpond.ca

Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 4,224. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.

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History

It was from 1790 that the British government of Canada divided the lands east of the Richelieu River valley into townships. The townships were largely granted to loyalists who, in exchange, had to commit to populating these territories to develop colonization.

Roxton Township, which included present-day Roxton Pond, Roxton and Roxton Falls, was given in 1803 to Elizabeth Ruite, widow of a military commander. In 1895, a first municipality was created under the name Sainte-Pudentienne. In 1886, the village and parish of Sainte-Pudentienne are split to form two distinct municipalities and will both change their name to Roxton Pond in 1985, nearly a hundred years later. Finally, the village and parish merges in 1997 to form the current municipality of Roxton Pond.

Demographics

Population

Population trend: [5]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20214,224Increase2.svg 10.9%
20163,809Increase2.svg 0.6%
20113,786Increase2.svg 5.2%
20063,599Increase2.svg 2.0%
20013,527N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021) [6]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only4,07096.4%
English only701.7%
Both English and French400.9%
Other languages350.8%

Attractions

The Yamaska National Park is located in Roxton Pond.

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 341093". 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: Roxton Pond
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec