Shefford, Quebec

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Shefford
Township municipality
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Lake on Mount Shefford
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Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
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Shefford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N72°34′W / 45.350°N 72.567°W / 45.350; -72.567 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Estrie [2]
RCM La Haute-Yamaska
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named for Shefford, Bedfordshire [1]
Government
[3] [4]
 • MayorÉric Chagnon
 •  Federal riding Shefford
 •  Prov. riding Brome-Missisquoi
Area
[3] [5]
 • Total119.30 km2 (46.06 sq mi)
 • Land117.99 km2 (45.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [5]
 • Total7,253
 • Density61.5/km2 (159/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 4.4%
 • Dwellings
3,095
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J2M
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 10.svg A-10
Qc112.svg R-112
Qc241.svg R-241
Qc243.svg R-243
Website www.cantonshefford.qc.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Shefford is a township municipality located in the province of Quebec. It is part of the Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative area of Estrie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 7,253. The township completely encircles the city of Waterloo and the city of Warden.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shefford had a population of 7,253 living in 2,909 of its 3,095 total private dwellings, a change of

Population trend: [7]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20217,253Increase2.svg 4.4%
20166,947Increase2.svg 3.5%
20116,711Increase2.svg 13.0%
20065,941Increase2.svg 15.7%
20015,133Increase2.svg 14.2%
19964,496Increase2.svg 22.6%
19913,667N/A

Mother tongue language (2006) [8]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only5,34590.13%
English only4507.59%
Both English and French550.93%
Other languages801.35%
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Mont Shefford

Mont Shefford

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References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 59461". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ↑ "La Haute-Yamaska et Brome-Missisquoi entrent dans le giron de l'Estrie". La Tribune. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Shefford
  4. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  5. 1 2 "Shefford, Canton (municipalité de) (CT) Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  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, 2016, 2021 census
  8. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Shefford, Quebec

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