Barnston West, Quebec

Barnston West
Barnston-Ouest
Municipality

Location within Coaticook RCM.
Barnston-Ouest
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°06′N 71°58′W / 45.100°N 71.967°W / 45.100; -71.967Coordinates: 45°06′N 71°58′W / 45.100°N 71.967°W / 45.100; -71.967[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
Constituted January 1, 1946
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ghislaine Leblond
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Saint-François
Area[2][3]
 • Total 100.10 km2 (38.65 sq mi)
 • Land 100.85 km2 (38.94 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 591
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.4%
 • Dwellings 282
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0B 1C0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 141
Website www.barnston-ouest.ca

Barnston West (French: Barnston-Ouest) is a municipality within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. It includes the hamlet of Ways Mills.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 591 Increase 1.4%
2006 583 Decrease 2.8%
2001 600 Increase 0.3%
1996 598 Increase 2.6%
1991 583 N/A

Language

Home language (2006)[5]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 340 58.11%
English only 245 41.88%

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 3554 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 44045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2444045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barnston-Ouest, Quebec




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