Stratford, Quebec
Stratford | |
|---|---|
Village of Stratford | |
Location within Le Granit RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | 1857 |
| Named after | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Fontaine |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,036 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 946 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-161 |
| Website | www |
Stratford is a township municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. A township municipality is all or part of the territory of a township (townships were originally only a land surveying feature) set up as a municipality.
The first European settlers arrived in 1848. The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.
The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.
The population, almost entirely francophone, was 1,036 in the Canada 2021 Census.