Roxton Pond

Roxton Pond
Municipality
Aerial view of Roxton Pond
Aerial view of Roxton Pond
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Roxton Pond is located in Southern Quebec
Roxton Pond
Roxton Pond
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°W / 45.483; -72.667[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLa Haute-Yamaska
ConstitutedDecember 17, 1997
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorRaymond Loignon
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • 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
Increase 10.9%
 • Dwellings
1,840
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1Z0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-139
Websitewww.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.

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]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 4,224 Increase 10.9%
2016 3,809 Increase 0.6%
2011 3,786 Increase 5.2%
2006 3,599 Increase 2.0%
2001 3,527 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 4,070 96.4%
English only 70 1.7%
Both English and French 40 0.9%
Other languages 35 0.8%

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. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton Pond
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec