Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton

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
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
St-Étienne-de-Bolton is located in Southern Quebec
St-Étienne-de-Bolton
St-Étienne-de-Bolton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°22′W / 45.27°N 72.37°W / 45.27; -72.37[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedMay 27, 1939
Government
 • MayorMichèle Turcotte
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
 • Total49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi)
 • Land47.27 km2 (18.25 sq mi)
Population
 • Total816
 • Density17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 21.1%
 • Dwellings
572
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-10

R-112
R-245
Websitewww.sedb.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Geography

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Located 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

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Population

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Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change
2021 816   21.1%
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

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Mother 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

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Railways

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Canadian Pacific Railway operates a railway line that passes through Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

Highways

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Quebec Autoroute 10, Quebec Route 112 and Quebec Route 245 serve Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56455". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b c 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton, Quebec
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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