Cookshire-Eaton is a city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is located there.

Cookshire-Eaton
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Cookshire-Eaton is located in Southern Quebec
Cookshire-Eaton
Cookshire-Eaton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′48″N 71°37′50″W / 45.41342°N 71.63067°W / 45.41342; -71.63067[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJuly 24, 2002
Government
 • MayorMario Gendron
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total298.70 km2 (115.33 sq mi)
 • Land295.95 km2 (114.27 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,171
 • Density17.5/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 3.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-210
R-212
R-251
R-253
Websitewww.cookshire-eaton.qc.ca

As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, on July 24, 2002 the city of Cookshire, the municipality of Newport and the township of Eaton were merged to form Cookshire-Eaton;[4] prior to this, on April 25, 2001, the village of Sawyerville had merged with Eaton.[5] After a 2004 referendum, however, Newport de-merged and was reconstituted as an independent municipality as of January 1, 2006. Nevertheless, Newport and Cookshire-Eaton both remain part of the urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton.

The community had a population of 5,171 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cookshire-Eaton had a population of 5,344 living in 2,190 of its 2,283 total private dwellings, a change of -0.9% from its 2016 population of 5,393. With a land area of 296.25 km2 (114.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.0/km2 (46.7/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 377747". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41038". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Cookshire-Eaton (Code 2441038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Fiche descriptive".
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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