Roxton, Quebec

Roxton
Roxton
Township municipality
	Seal
	Location within Acton RCM
	Roxton Location in southern Quebec
	Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Acton
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Roxton, Bedfordshire
Government
• Mayor	Stéphane Beauregard
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area
• Total	150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
• Land	149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,093
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.6%
• Dwellings	454
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 1E0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-139 ; R-222 ; R-241
Website	www.cantonderoxton.qc.ca

Roxton (officially Le Canton de Roxton) is a township municipality (municipalité de canton) in the Acton Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,093.

Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls. Roxton and Roxton Falls are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.

Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.

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^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton
^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec

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[mamrot-2] Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton

[3] Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)

[cp2011-4] 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton, Quebec

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