Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Coaticook
—  Regional County Municipality  —
Quebec
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Incorporated	January 01, 1982
County seat	Coaticook
Communities	12
Government[1]
– Type	Prefecture
Area[2]
– Land	1,338.77 km2 (516.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	18,467
– Density	13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi)
– Change (2001-06)	0.3%
– Dwellings	8,064
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.mrcdecoaticook.qc.ca

Coaticook is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Coaticook.

History

On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the American Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain. Quebec's border with the states of Vermont and New Hampshire was established at 45 degrees north latitude.^[3][4]

Communities

• Cities and Towns
  • Coaticook
  • Waterville

• Municipalities
  • Barnston-Ouest
  • Compton
  • Dixville
  • East Hereford
  • Martinville
  • Saint-Herménégilde
  • Saint-Venant-de-Paquette
  • Saint-Malo
  • Stanstead-Est

• Township municipalities
  • Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	15,820	87.28%
English only	1,925	10.62%
Both English and French	80	0.44%
Other languages	300	1.66%

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[5]

Autoroutes A-55

Principal Highways Route 141 Route 143 Route 147

Secondary Highways Route 206 Route 208 Route 251 Route 253

External Routes VT 114 VT 141 VT 253

Bordering counties

References

1. ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Coaticook Regional County Municipality
2. ^ ^{a b} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec
3. ^ Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1976. The Standard Compilation for its subject. P. 12.
4. ^ Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York; Oceana Publications, 1969-1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491-492.
5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• (French) Coaticook Regional County Municipality website
• (French) Qu'est ce qui se passe en Estrie

Coordinates: 45°8′22.1″N 71°49′7.7″W / 45.139472°N 71.818806°W / 45.139472; -71.818806