East Hereford, Quebec

East Hereford
Municipality

Location within Coaticook RCM.
East Hereford
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°05′N 71°30′W / 45.083°N 71.500°W / 45.083; -71.500Coordinates: 45°05′N 71°30′W / 45.083°N 71.500°W / 45.083; -71.500[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
  Mayor Richard Belleville
  Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
  Prov. riding Saint-François
Area[2][3]
  Total 73.30 km2 (28.30 sq mi)
  Land 71.59 km2 (27.64 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 306
  Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 12.3%
  Dwellings 154
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0B 1S0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 253
Website www.easthereford.ca

East Hereford is a municipality of about 300 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region.

East Hereford is located just north of Beecher Falls, Vermont, and on the east side of East Hereford it is bordered by New Hampshire. Halls Stream, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River, forms the eastern boundary of the municipality and the Canada–United States border. Dairy farming and lumber products are the main sources of income in the area.

The nearby Mont Hereford has a developed trail network for the sport of mountain biking.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 306 Decrease 12.3%
2006 349 Increase 8.0%
2001 323 Increase 1.9%
1996 317 Decrease 8.1%
1991 345 N/A

References

  1. Reference number 177280 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 44010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2444010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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