Roxton, Quebec
Roxton | |
|---|---|
Location within Acton RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Acton |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named after | Roxton, Bedfordshire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stéphane Beauregard |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,093 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 7.6% |
| • Dwellings | 454 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-139 R-222 R-241 |
| Website | www |
Roxton (officially Le Canton de Roxton) is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.
Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls. Roxton and Roxton Falls are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.
Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.