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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
East Bolton Bolton-Est
Municipality
Town hallTown hall
Location within Memphrémagog RCMLocation within Memphrémagog RCM
East Bolton is located in Southern QuebecEast BoltonEast BoltonLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°12′N 72°21′W / 45.2°N 72.35°W / 45.2; -72.35
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedDecember 28, 1876
Government
 • MayorRoyal Dupuis
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
 • Total81.60 km (31.51 sq mi)
 • Land79.39 km (30.65 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,108
 • Density14/km (40/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 17.9%
 • Dwellings856
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0E 1G0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-243
R-245
Websitewww.boltonest.ca Edit this at Wikidata

East Bolton (French: Bolton-Est) is a municipality of about 1,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, a radio pioneer who developed the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) technology.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

Census Population Change (%)
2021 1,108 Increase 17,9%
2016 940 Increase 3.3%
2011 910 Increase 29.3%
2006 704 Increase 1.0%
2001 697 Increase 7.1%
1996 651 Increase 9.4%
1991 595 N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 790 71.3%
English only 265 23.8%
Non-official language 30 2.6%
English & French 20 1.7%
English and non-official language 5 0.4%

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 6789". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Bolton-Est
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bolton-Est, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

Places adjacent to East Bolton
Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton Eastman
West Bolton East Bolton Austin
Potton
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