East Bolton (French: Bolton-Est) is a municipality of about 1,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
East Bolton
Bolton-Est | |
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![]() Town hall | |
Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°12′N 72°21′W / 45.2°N 72.35°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Memphrémagog |
Constituted | December 28, 1876 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Royal Dupuis |
• Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
• Prov. riding | Orford |
Area | |
• Total | 81.60 km2 (31.51 sq mi) |
• Land | 79.39 km2 (30.65 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,108 |
• Density | 14/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 856 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www |
It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, a radio pioneer who developed the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) technology.
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2021 | 1,108 | 17,9% |
2016 | 940 | 3.3% |
2011 | 910 | 29.3% |
2006 | 704 | 1.0% |
2001 | 697 | 7.1% |
1996 | 651 | 9.4% |
1991 | 595 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue (2021)[4]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 790 | 71.3% |
English only | 265 | 23.8% |
Non-official language | 30 | 2.6% |
English & French | 20 | 1.7% |
English and non-official language | 5 | 0.4% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 6789". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Bolton-Est
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- ^ a b c 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bolton-Est, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
edit- Media related to Bolton-Est, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Welcome to East Bolton
- Official tourist site for Memphremagog