Stratford, Quebec

Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.

Stratford
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Stratford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
Constituted1857
Named forStratford-upon-Avon[1]
Government
 • MayorJacques Fontaine
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
 • Land120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,062
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.2%
 • Dwellings
913
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 161
Websitewww.munstratford.qc.ca

The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]

The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.

The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,062 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics
Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 1,062 (-2.2% from 2006) 1,086 (+24.4% from 2001)
Land area: 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi) 120.18 km2 (46.40 sq mi)
Population density: 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age: 55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1) 51.4 (M: 51.6, F: 51.3)
Total private dwellings: 913 914
Median household income: $51,204 $39,708
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

Previous census data:[10]

  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786 (+0.1% from 1991)
  • Population in 2001: 873

References
  1. Reference number 60899 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 30110 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2430110) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Stratford en bref". Municipalité de Stratford (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec



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