Roxton Pond is a municipality in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located within
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Yamaska (meaning ''The Upper Yamaska'') is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby, Quebec, Granby.
It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its ...
. The population as of the
2021 Canadian Census
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was 4,224. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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, 2001
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, 2006
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, 2011
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census
''(+) Amalgamation of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond on December 17, 1997.'
Language
Mother tongue language (2021)
[2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Roxton Pond, Quebec](_blank)
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See also
*List of municipalities in Quebec
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*Municipal history of Quebec
The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed immediately prior to the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841 with the formation of municipal distr ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality