Roxton, Quebec

Roxton
Official seal of Roxton
Location within Acton RCM
Location within Acton RCM
Roxton is located in Southern Quebec
Roxton
Roxton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W / 45.550; -72.517[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMActon
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forRoxton, Bedfordshire[1]
Government
 • MayorStéphane Beauregard
 • Federal ridingSaint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
 • Total150.10 km2 (57.95 sq mi)
 • Land149.08 km2 (57.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total1,093
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.6%
 • Dwellings
454
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-139
R-222
R-241
Websitewww.cantonderoxton.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.