Roxton Pond, Quebec

Roxton Pond
Municipality
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Roxton Pond Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°WCoordinates: 45°29′N 72°40′W / 45.483°N 72.667°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted	December 17, 1997
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Raymond Loignon
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area[2][4]
• Total	103.40 km^2 (39.92 sq mi)
• Land	97.68 km^2 (37.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	3,786
• Density	38.8/km^2 (100/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.2%
• Dwellings	1,561
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1Z0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 139
Website	www.roxtonpond.ca

Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,786. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	3,786	5.2%
2006	3,599	2.0%
2001	3,527	5.3%
Merger	3,348 (+)	29.6%
1996	2,357	11.4%
1991	2,116	N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond on December 17, 1997.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	3,455	96.37%
English only	40	1.12%
Both English and French	10	0.28%
Other languages	80	2.23%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Municipal history of Quebec

References

1. Reference number 341093 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton Pond
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SHEFFORD (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec

External links

• Media related to Roxton Pond at Wikimedia Commons