East Hereford | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
Coordinates: | 45.0833°N -101°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Estrie |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Coaticook |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Benoit Lavoie |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Compton—Stanstead |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Saint-François |
Area Total Km2: | 73.30 |
Area Land Km2: | 72.19 |
Population Total: | 269 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | 3.7 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
Population Blank1: | 12.1% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 145 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | J0B 1S0 |
Area Code: | 819 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
East Hereford is a municipality of about 260 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region.
East Hereford is located just north of Beecher Falls, Vermont, and on the east side of East Hereford it is bordered by New Hampshire. Halls Stream, a south-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River, forms the eastern boundary of the municipality and the Canada–United States border. Dairy farming and lumber products are the main sources of income in the area.
The nearby Mont Hereford has a developed trail network for the sport of mountain biking.
Population trend:[1]
Census | Population | Change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | 269 | 12.1% | |
2011 | 306 | 12.3% | |
2006 | 349 | 8.0% | |
2001 | 323 | 1.9% | |
1996 | 317 | 8.1% | |
1991 | 345 | N/A |