Bedford, Quebec (township)

For the neighboring city of the same name, see Bedford, Quebec (city).
Bedford
Township municipality

Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Bedford

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°58′W / 45.133°N 72.967°W / 45.133; -72.967Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°58′W / 45.133°N 72.967°W / 45.133; -72.967[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Brome-Missisquoi
Constituted March 4, 1919
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Gilles St-Jean
 • Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. riding Brome-Missisquoi
Area[2][4]
 • Total 32.30 km2 (12.47 sq mi)
 • Land 31.56 km2 (12.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 699
 • Density 22.1/km2 (57/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 285
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0J 1A0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Access Routes[5] Route 202
Route 235

Bedford is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 699.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 699 Decrease 5.0%
2006 736 Decrease 9.5%
2001 813 Increase 1.8%
1996 799 Increase 0.8%
1991 793 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 465 65.49%
English only 210 29.58%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 35 4.93%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 4595 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Bedford (township)
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bedford (township), Quebec
  5. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bedford (township), Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge
Stanbridge Station Stanbridge East
   Bedford
(surrounds Bedford (town))  
Saint-Armand


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