Compton, Quebec
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Compton | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location within Coaticook RCM | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Coaticook |
| Constituted | December 8, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernand Veilleux |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-François |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.30 km2 (80.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 205.47 km2 (79.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 3,112 |
| • Density | 15.1/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,272 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | File:Qc143.svg R-143 File:Qc147.svg R-147 File:Qc208.svg R-208 |
| Website | www |
Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]Population trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2011 | 3,112 | 10.4%
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| 2006 | 2,818 |  8.9%
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| ADJ | 2,927 (+) | 3.9%
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| 2001 | 3,047 | 0.1%
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| ADJ | 3,043 (+) | 39.3%
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| 1996 | 2,185 | 5.7%
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| 1991 | 2,067 | N/A |
(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Louis Saint-Laurent (1882–1973), Prime Minister of Canada (he was born in Compton, and his birthplace, a museum, is now a National Historic Site of Canada. [5] He is buried nearby).
- Bernard St-Laurent, CBC Radio personality
- Maryse Dubuc, creator of The Bellybuttons
- William H. Bringloe, Canadian Hall of Fame and North American Champion racehorse trainer
- Lucius Seth Huntington (1827–1886) Canadian lawyer, journalist and political figure
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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External links
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- Compton, official site
- Les Comptonales
- Tourisme Coaticook
- ESTRIEPLUS.COM What's happening in Estrie
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