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Stratford, Quebec
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. The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.

The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.

The population, almost entirely francophone, 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 km (46.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.6/km (22.4/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Stratford, Quebec community profile
202120162011
Population1,036 (-9.6% from 2016)945 (-11.0% from 2011)1,062 (-2.2% from 2006)
Land area119.86 km (46.28 sq mi)120.89 km (46.68 sq mi)120.45 km (46.51 sq mi)
Population density8.6/km (22/sq mi)7.8/km (20/sq mi)8.8/km (23/sq mi)
Median age61.2 (M: 61.2, F: 61.2)58.3 (M: 59.0, F: 57.9)55.3 (M: 55.5, F: 55.1)
Private dwellings946 (total)  895 (total)  913 (total) 
Median household income$62,000$53,312$51,204
References: 2021 2016 2011

Previous census data:

  • Population in 1881: 720
  • Population in 1891: 723
  • Population in 1901: 769
  • Population in 1911: 1,009
  • Population in 1921: 1,111
  • Population in 1931: 1,109
  • Population in 1941: 1,202
  • Population in 1951: 1,031
  • Population in 1956: 1,138
  • Population in 1961: 1,074
  • Population in 1966: 1,033
  • Population in 1971: 928
  • Population in 1976: 855
  • Population in 1981: 820
  • Population in 1986: 751
  • Population in 1991: 785
  • Population in 1996: 786
  • Population in 2001: 873
  • Population in 2006: 1,086

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60899". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30110". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  9. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  10. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  11. ^ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-11.


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