Dixville, Quebec

Dixville
Municipality

Location within Coaticook RCM.
Dixville

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°04′N 71°46′W / 45.067°N 71.767°W / 45.067; -71.767Coordinates: 45°04′N 71°46′W / 45.067°N 71.767°W / 45.067; -71.767[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Coaticook
Constituted September 27, 1995
Government[2]
 • Mayor Réal Ouimette
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Saint-François
Area[2][3]
 • Total 77.40 km2 (29.88 sq mi)
 • Land 76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 710
 • Density 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.6%
 • Dwellings 291
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 1P0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 141
Route 147
Website www.dixville.ca

Dixville is a municipality in Quebec in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the region of Eastern Township. It is named after Dick Baldwin, a local pioneer who built a mill and whose first name is pronounced Dix.

The name Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville was used in the past. It may be the name of the local Roman Catholic church.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 710 Increase 3.6%
2006 685 Decrease 8.2%
2001 746 Decrease 0.7%
1996 751 Decrease 5.7%
1991 796 N/A

Dam

There is a dam in the municipality at 45° 04' 07" 71° 46' 15"

External links

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 306779 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 44023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2444023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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