Stratford | |
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | 1857 |
Named for | Stratford-upon-Avon [1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jacques Fontaine |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi) |
• Land | 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,036 |
• Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 9.6% |
• Dwellings | 946 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-161 |
Website |
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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.
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]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,036 (-9.6% from 2016) | 945 (-11.0% from 2011) | 1,062 (-2.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi) | 120.89 km2 (46.68 sq mi) | 120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi) |
Population density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Median age | 61.2 (M: 61.2, F: 61.2) | 58.3 (M: 59.0, F: 57.9) | 55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1) |
Private dwellings | 946 (total) | 895 (total) | 913 (total) |
Median household income | $62,000 | $53,312 | $51,204 |
Previous census data: [13]
Types of municipalities in Quebec