Coaticook Regional County Municipality

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Coaticook is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Coaticook.

Coaticook
Regional county municipality

Coordinates: 45°08′N 71°48′W / 45.133°N 71.800°W / 45.133; -71.800^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Coaticook
Government ^[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Bernard Marion
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	1,354.70 km² (523.05 sq mi)
• Land	1,339.80 km² (517.30 sq mi)
Population (2016)^[3]
• Total	18,497
• Density	13.8/km² (36/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.9%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrcdecoaticook.qc.ca
^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

Municipalities (9)

Townships (1)

Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton

Demographics

Mother tongue data from Canada 2016 Census^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	16,055	87.7%
English only	1,850	10.1%
Both English and French	185	1.0%
Other languages	215	1.2%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[7]

Autoroutes
- A-55

Principal Highways
- R-141
- R-143
- R-147

Secondary Highways
- R-206
- R-208
- R-251
- R-253

External Routes
- VT 114
- VT 141
- VT 253

See also

List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141109". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 440". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Coaticook, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "Coaticook Regional County Municipality (Code 2444) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ 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.
^ Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York City; Oceana Publications, 1969-1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491-492.
^ "Carte routière officielle du Québec". www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

External links

Coaticook Regional County Municipality website (in French)

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