Cleveland, Quebec

Cleveland
Township municipality

Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Cleveland
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′N 72°05′W / 45.67°N 72.08°W / 45.67; -72.08Coordinates: 45°40′N 72°05′W / 45.67°N 72.08°W / 45.67; -72.08[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted July 1, 1855
Named for George Nelson Cleveland[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierre Grandmont
 • Federal riding Richmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. riding Richmond
Area[2][3]
 • Total 124.30 km2 (47.99 sq mi)
 • Land 124.28 km2 (47.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,609
 • Density 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings 687
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0B 2H0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 116
Route 143
Route 243
Website www.cleveland.ca

Cleveland is a township of about 1,600 people in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

It was named after George Nelson Cleveland, the first mayor.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Cleveland, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,609—    
1996 1,581−1.7%
2001 1,564−1.1%
2006 1,590+1.7%
2011 1,609+1.2%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,050 68.0%
English only 455 29.4%
English and French 15 1.00%
Non-official languages 25 1.6%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Reference number 14122 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 42110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2442110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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