Roxton Pond is a municipality in the

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, located within

La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality La Haute-Yamaska (, ) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake lo ...

. The population as of the

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was 4,224. The municipality was created in 1997 with the merger of the Parish and the Village of Roxton Pond.

History

It was from 1790 that the British government of Canada divided the lands east of the

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valley into

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. The townships were largely granted to

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who, in exchange, had to commit to populating these territories to develop colonization. Roxton Township, which included present-day Roxton Pond, Roxton and Roxton Falls, was given in 1803 to Elizabeth Ruite, widow of a military commander. In 1895, a first municipality was created under the name Sainte-Pudentienne. In 1886, the village and parish of Sainte-Pudentienne are split to form two distinct municipalities and will both change their name to Roxton Pond in 1985, nearly a hundred years later. Finally, the village and parish merges in 1997 to form the current municipality of Roxton Pond.

Demographics

Population

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census

Language

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Attractions

The Yamaska National Park is located in Roxton Pond.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality