Upton, Quebec

Upton
Municipality
Aerial view of Upton
Motto:  Unis Pour Grandir
Location within Acton RCM
Upton Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N72°41′W / 45.650°N 72.683°W / 45.650; -72.683 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Acton
Constituted	February 25, 1998
Government [2] [3]
• Mayor	Robert Leclerc
•  Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
•  Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2] [4]
• 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)	J0H 2E0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-116 R-211
Website	www.upton.ca

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

Population

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

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

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• 20th-century municipal history of Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 342510". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "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.
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Upton, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Upton, Quebec

External links

• Media related to Upton, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal Region of Acton's Upton Page