Racine is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.
Racine | |
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 Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
  Racine Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W / 45.500°N 72.250°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | February 15, 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rene Pelletier |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
| • Total | 107.60 km2 (41.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 105.85 km2 (40.87 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,252 |
| • Density | 11.8/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 663 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-222  R-243 |
| Website | www.municipalite. racine.qc.ca |
Demographics edit
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Language edit
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 1,195 | 95.2% |
| English only | 30 | 2.4% |
| English and French | 10 | 0.8% |
| Non-official languages | 15 | 1.2% |
| French and non-official language | 5 | 0.4% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 298430". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42032". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Racine, Quebec (Code 2442032) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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