Racine, Quebec Explained

Racine
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:45.5°N -87°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Estrie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Val-Saint-François
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:February 15, 1995
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rene Pelletier
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Shefford
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Richmond
Area Total Km2:107.60
Area Land Km2:105.85
Population Total:1252
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:11.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 1.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:663
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0E 1Y0
Area Code:450 and 579
Blank Name:Highways
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Racine is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.

Demographics

Language

Mother tongue (2011)

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only1,19595.2%
English only302.4%
English and French100.8%
Non-official languages151.2%
French and non-official language50.4%

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