Le Canton de Roxton is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The municipality was designated in 1795, proclaimed in 1803, and officially constituted on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.
Le Canton de Roxton has its own distinct municipal administration and elected officials, independent from the neighbouring village of Roxton Falls.
Le Canton de Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Roxton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Population Change (%) 2011 1,093 7.6% 2006 1,016 2.4% 2001 1,041 6.7% 1996 1,116 0.4% 1991 1,120 N/A
Mother tongue language (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton, Quebec Language Population Pct (%) French only 970 96.04% English only 30 2.97% Both English and French 10 0.99% Other languages 0 0.00%
See also List of township municipalities in Quebec
References
External links
Regional County Municipality of Acton Official Site - Roxton Canton (Roxton Township) Official Site - Roxton Falls