Stratford, Quebec

Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W / 45.78; -71.28[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionEstrieRCMLe GranitConstituted1857Named forStratford-upon-Avon[1]Government • MayorJacques Fontaine • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable • Prov. ridingMéganticArea • Total139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi) • Land119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,036 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.6% • Dwellings
946Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-161Websitewww.munstratford.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.

The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]

The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.

The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,036 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stratford had a population of 1,036 living in 533 of its 946 total private dwellings, a change of 9.6% from its 2016 population of 945. With a land area of 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km2 (22.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population1,036 (-9.6% from 2016)945 (-11.0% from 2011)1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi)120.89 km2 (46.68 sq mi)120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age61.2 (M: 61.2, F: 61.2)58.3 (M: 59.0, F: 57.9)55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
Private dwellings946 (total)  895 (total)  913 (total) 
Median household income$62,000$53,312$51,204
References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10] earlier[11][12]

Previous census data:[13]

  • Population in 1881: 720
  • Population in 1891: 723
  • Population in 1901: 769
  • Population in 1911: 1,009
  • Population in 1921: 1,111
  • Population in 1931: 1,109
  • Population in 1941: 1,202
  • Population in 1951: 1,031
  • Population in 1956: 1,138
  • Population in 1961: 1,074
  • Population in 1966: 1,033
  • Population in 1971: 928
  • Population in 1976: 855
  • Population in 1981: 820
  • Population in 1986: 751
  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786
  • Population in 2001: 873
  • Population in 2006: 1,086

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60899". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Stratford, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Stratford en bref". Municipalité de Stratford (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. ^ 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  9. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  10. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  11. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.

External links

  • Media related to Stratford, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
  • Eastern Townships.org.
  • Google Maps.
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