Coaticook Regional County Municipality

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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°08′N 71°48′W / 45.133°N 71.800°W / 45.133; -71.800^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionEstrieEffectiveJanuary 1, 1982County seatCoaticookGovernment

^[2]

• TypePrefecture • PrefectRéjean MassonArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total1,354.70 km² (523.05 sq mi) • Land1,339.80 km² (517.30 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total18,497 • Density13.8/km² (36/sq mi) • Change
2011-2016

1.9%Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area code819Websitewww.mrcdecoaticook.qc.ca^[4]

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

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. 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.
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map