East Bolton | |
Native Name: | Bolton-Est |
Native Name Lang: | fr |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Estrie |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Memphrémagog |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | December 28, 1876 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Royal Dupuis |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Brome—Missisquoi |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Orford |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 81.60 |
Area Land Km2: | 79.39 |
Population Total: | 1108 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 14 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 17.9% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 856 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | J0E 1G0 |
Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | |
East Bolton (French: '''Bolton-Est''') is a municipality of about 1,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, a radio pioneer who developed the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) technology.
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 1,108 | 17,9% | |
2016 | 940 | 3.3% | |
2011 | 910 | 29.3% | |
2006 | 704 | 1.0% | |
2001 | 697 | 7.1% | |
1996 | 651 | 9.4% | |
1991 | 595 | N/A |
Mother tongue (2021)[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
French only | 790 | 71.3% |
English only | 265 | 23.8% |
Non-official language | 30 | 2.6% |
English & French | 20 | 1.7% |
English and non-official language | 5 | 0.4% |