Stratford
Township municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Stratford is located in Southern Quebec
Stratford
Stratford
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W / 45.78; -71.28[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
Constituted1857
Named forStratford-upon-Avon[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Fontaine
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • 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
946
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-161
Websitewww.munstratford.qc.ca

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
20162011
Population945 (-11.0% from 2011)1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area120.89 km2 (46.68 sq mi)120.45 km2 (46.51 sq mi)
Population density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age58.3 (M: 59.0, F: 57.9)55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
Private dwellings895 (total)  913 (total) 
Median household income$53,312$51,204
References: 2016[8] 2011[9] earlier[10][11]

Previous census data:[12]

  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786 (+0.1% from 1991)
  • Population in 2001: 873

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60899". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  9. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  10. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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