Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton is a municipality of 800 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It was named after the Roman Catholic parish serving the municipality.[1]
Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton | |
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 Location within Memphrémagog RCM | |
  St-Étienne-de-Bolton Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°22′W / 45.27°N 72.37°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Memphrémagog |
| Constituted | May 27, 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michèle Turcotte |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Orford |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.27 km2 (18.25 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 816 |
| • Density | 17.3/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  21.1% |
| • Dwellings | 572 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-10 |  R-112  R-245 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated a few kilometers east of Magog east, it is bounded to the east by the Missisquoi River North, 50 km southwest of Sherbrooke. The municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton is close to Mont Foster and is the second-smallest municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
editPopulation
editPopulation trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 816 | 21.1%
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| 2016 | 674 | 26.2%
|
| 2011 | 534 | 7.7%
|
| 2006 | 496 | 7.1%
|
| 2001 | 463 | 15.8%
|
| 1996 | 400 | 6.1%
|
| 1991 | 377 | N/A |
Language
editMother tongue (2021)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 730 | 89.0% |
| English only | 55 | 6.7% |
| English and French | 10 | 1.2% |
| Non-official languages | 20 | 2.4% |
Transportation
editRailways
editCanadian Pacific Railway operates a railway line that passes through Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.
Highways
editQuebec Autoroute 10, Quebec Route 112 and Quebec Route 245 serve Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56455". 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: Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- ^ a b c 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Quebec
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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