Roxton Falls | |
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 Location within Acton RCM | |
  Roxton Falls Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′N 72°31′W / 45.567°N 72.517°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Acton |
| Constituted | January 1, 1863 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Marie Laplante |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
| • Prov. riding | Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,265 |
| • Density | 259.1/km2 (671/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 576 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-139  R-222  R-241 |
| Website | www |
Roxton Falls is a village municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,265.
It is surrounded entirely by the township municipality of Roxton. Roxton Falls and Roxton are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.
Roxton Falls has only a few hundred more people than Roxton, but is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Roxton Falls
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-HYACINTHE--BAGOT (Quebec)
- ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Roxton Falls, Quebec