Roxton Falls, Quebec

Roxton Falls is a village municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,265.

Roxton Falls
Village municipality
Location within Acton RCM
Roxton Falls
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°31′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1863
Government
 • MayorJean-Marie Laplante
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
 • Total5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
 • Land4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,265
 • Density259.1/km2 (671/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.1%
 • Dwellings
576
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 1E0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 139
Route 222
Route 241
Websitewww.roxtonfalls.ca

It is surrounded entirely by the township municipality of Roxton. Roxton Falls and Roxton are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.

Roxton Falls has only a few hundred more people than Roxton, but is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area. It is highlighted by a split on the Black River which surrounds a small island, causing two nine meters falls.

History

The first mayor of Roxton Falls, from 1863 was John Wood, a leather tanner who had moved to that area in 1851. He was mayor until 1880, followed by Joseph Lafontaine.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 1,265 3.1%
2006 1,305 0.4%
2001 1,300 5.2%
1996 1,371 2.6%
1991 1,336 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,305 99.24%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 10 0.76%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 142077 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton Falls
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Falls, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Falls, Quebec
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