Roxton, Quebec
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 Location within Acton RCM. |
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| Coordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°WCoordinates: 45°33′N 72°31′W / 45.550°N 72.517°W | ||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| 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% |
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| • Dwellings | 454 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0H 1E0 | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 | |
| Highways |
 Route 139 Route 222 Route 241
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| Website | www deroxton |
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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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