Barnston West Explained

Barnston West
Official Name:Barnston-Ouest
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:45.1°N -129°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Estrie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Coaticook
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1946
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Johnny Piszar
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Compton—Stanstead
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Saint-François
Area Total Km2:100.10
Area Land Km2:100.85
Area Note:There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population Total:591
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:5.9
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 1.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:282
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0B 1C0
Area Codes:819
Blank Name:Highways

Barnston West (French: '''Barnston-Ouest'''|italic=no) is a municipality within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. It includes the hamlet of Ways Mills.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[1]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
2011591 1.4%
2006583 2.8%
2001600 0.3%
1996598 2.6%
1991583N/A

Language

Home language (2006)[2]

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only34058.11%
English only24541.88%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  2. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2444045&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Barnston-Ouest&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barnston-Ouest, Quebec