Stratford | |
|---|---|
 Village of Stratford | |
 Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Stratford Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°17′W / 45.78°N 71.28°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | 1857 |
| Named for | Stratford-upon-Avon[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Fontaine |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 119.86 km2 (46.28 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,036 |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 946 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-161 |
| Website | www |
Stratford 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.
The first European settlers arrived in 1848.[4] The town is named after Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[5]
The town contains Lake Elgin and part of Lake Aylmer.
The population, almost entirely francophone,[6] was 1,036 in the Canada 2021 Census.
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- ^ "Stratford". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ 2006 Census, Statistics Canada, accessed 2012-04-16.