Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn | |
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 Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 70°51′W / 45.38°N 70.85°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 13, 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Charrier |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.10 km2 (109.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 695 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 328 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-161  R-212  R-263 |
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population is 695 as of the Canada 2011 Census. A parish municipality is the territory of a parish established as a municipality. Settlement began around 1880.[4] It is the site of Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of 1,193 metres (3,914 ft).
Demographics[edit]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn had a population of 667 living in 309 of its 354 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 692. With a land area of 281.07 km2 (108.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55699". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn (Code 2430005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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Media related to Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn at Wikimedia Commons
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