Roxton Pond is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the 2021 Canadian Census was 4,224. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.
History It was from 1790 that the British government of Canada divided the lands east of the Richelieu River valley into townships. The townships were largely granted to loyalists who, in exchange, had to commit to populating these territories to develop colonization.
Roxton Township, which included present-day Roxton Pond, Roxton and Roxton Falls, was given in 1803 to Elizabeth Ruite, widow of a military commander. In 1895, a first municipality was created under the name Sainte-Pudentienne. In 1886, the village and parish of Sainte-Pudentienne are split to form two distinct municipalities and will both change their name to Roxton Pond in 1985, nearly a hundred years later. Finally, the village and parish merges in 1997 to form the current municipality of Roxton Pond.
Demographics
Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 4,224 10.9% 2016 3,809 0.6% 2011 3,786 5.2% 2006 3,599 2.0% 2001 3,527 N/A
Language Mother tongue language (2021)2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec Language Population Pct (%) French only 4,070 96.4% English only 70 1.7% Both English and French 40 0.9% Other languages 35 0.8%
Attractions The Yamaska National Park is located in Roxton Pond.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec 20th-century municipal history of Quebec
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