Upton, Quebec

Upton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,075.

Upton
Aerial view of Upton
Aerial view of Upton
Motto: 
Unis Pour Grandir
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Upton is located in Southern Quebec
Upton
Upton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°41′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1998
Government
  MayorRobert Leclerc
  Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
  Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
  Total55.90 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
  Land55.64 km2 (21.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
  Total2,075
  Density37.3/km2 (97/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.2%
  Dwellings
900
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0H 2E0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-116
R-211
Websitewww.upton.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,075 Increase 6.2%
2006 1,954 Decrease 0.3%
2001 1,986 Increase 3.0%
Merger 1,928 (+) Increase 44.5%
1996 1,070 Increase 14.6%
1991 934 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-d’Upton and the Village of Upton on February 25, 1998.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 1,875 96.65%
English only 0 0.00%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 65 3.35%

See also

References


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