Stoke, Quebec

Stoke is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François in the Estrie region of Quebec in Canada.

Stoke
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Stoke
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1864
Government
 • MayorLuc Cayer
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total252.90 km2 (97.65 sq mi)
 • Land256.52 km2 (99.04 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,765
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.1%
 • Dwellings
1,118
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 3G0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 216
Websitewww.stoke.ca

History

Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement. A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892). The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to Mount Chapman, the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres.

Demographics

Population
Historical Census Data - Stoke, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 2,287—    
1996 2,409+5.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 2,475+2.7%
2001A 2,606+5.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 2,708+3.9%
2011 2,765+2.1%
(A) adjusted figure due to boundary change.

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,680 96.9%
English only 45 1.6%
English and French 15 0.5%
Non-official languages 25 0.9%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 270853 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 42005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2442005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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