Valcourt (township)
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Valcourt | |
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
  Valcourt Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°21′W / 45.500°N 72.350°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrice Desmarais |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.60 km2 (31.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,047 |
| • Density | 13.0/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.1% |
| • Dwellings | 483 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-222  R-243 |
| Website | www |
Valcourt is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 1,047 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 1,118 | — |
| 1996 | 1,030 | −7.9% |
| 2001 | 978 | −5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,025 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,047 | +2.1% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Valcourt had a population of 1,029 living in 461 of its 493 total private dwellings, a change of -1.4% from its 2016 population of 1,044. With a land area of 80.39 km2 (31.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 1,010 | 97.1% |
| English only | 20 | 1.9% |
| English and French | 5 | 0.5% |
| Non-official languages | 5 | 0.5% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64772". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Valcourt (township) (Code 2442060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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