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Stanstead, Quebec (township)

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For the city of the same name, see Stanstead, Quebec.

Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
Stanstead
Township municipality
Amy Corners AreaAmy Corners Area
Location within Memphrémagog RCMLocation within Memphrémagog RCM
Stanstead is located in Southern QuebecStansteadStansteadLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 72°08′W / 45.083°N 72.133°W / 45.083; -72.133
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorEric Evans
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
 • Total135.70 km (52.39 sq mi)
 • Land113.20 km (43.71 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,148
 • Density10.1/km (26/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 10.8%
 • Dwellings957
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J1X 3W4
Area code819
Highways R-247
Websitewww.cantonstanstead.ca

Stanstead is a township municipality of about 1,100 people in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is not to be confused with the city of Stanstead, which is nearby although not directly adjacent (the municipality of Ogden lies in between).

Formally, the township consists of two villages: Fitch Bay (founded in 1855) and Georgeville (founded in the 1890s). Both villages formed as a result of English-speaking migrants from the United States state of Vermont until borderline customs stations were established after 1920. Today, the population is bilingual with predominance in French language (about 64%).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stanstead had a population of 1,148 living in 553 of its 957 total private dwellings, a change of 10.8% from its 2016 population of 1,036. With a land area of 113.2 km (43.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.1/km (26.3/sq mi) in 2021.

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60705". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Stanstead (township)
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec)
  4. ^ 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Stanstead (township), Quebec
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Austin, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac / Lake Memphremagog Magog Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Potton / Lake Memphremagog Stanstead (township) Stanstead-Est
Ogden
Quebec Subdivisions of Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
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