Marston, Quebec

Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°30′N 71°00′W / 45.5°N 71°W / 45.5; -71[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionEstrieRCMLe GranitConstitutedJanuary 1, 1874Government • MayorClaude Roy • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable • Prov. ridingMéganticArea • Total78.70 km2 (30.39 sq mi) • Land71.83 km2 (27.73 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total777 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 10.2% • Dwellings
419Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code819Highways R-263Websitewww.munmarston.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Marston 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.

It is named after Long Marston, North Yorkshire in England.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marston had a population of 777 living in 341 of its 419 total private dwellings, a change of 10.2% from its 2016 population of 705. With a land area of 71.83 km2 (27.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 777 Increase 10.2%
2016 705 Increase 6.5%
2011 662 Decrease 3.1%
2006 683 Increase 9.6%
2001 623 Increase 4.7%
1996 595 N/A

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 39315". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Marston, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Marston". Tourism Eastern Townships. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

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