East Bolton Explained

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
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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.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
20211,108 17,9%
2016940 3.3%
2011910 29.3%
2006704 1.0%
2001697 7.1%
1996651 9.4%
1991595N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)[3]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only79071.3%
English only26523.8%
Non-official language302.6%
English & French201.7%
English and non-official language50.4%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/45095/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Bolton-Est
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=876 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=F&SearchText=Bolton-est&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052445095 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bolton-Est, Quebec
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census