Stoke, Quebec

Stoke is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François in the Estrie region of Quebec in Canada.

Stoke
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Stoke Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	January 1, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Luc Cayer
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	252.90 km^2 (97.65 sq mi)
• Land	255.46 km^2 (98.63 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,955
• Density	11.6/km^2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	6.9%
• Dwellings	1,258
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 3G0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 216
Website	stoke.ca

The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to Mount Chapman, the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres (2,130 ft).

History

Stoke village

Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement.

A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Stoke, Quebec community profile
	2016	2011
Population:	2,955 (6.9% from 2011)	2,765 (2.1% from 2006)
Land area:	255.46 km^2 (98.63 sq mi)	256.52 km^2 (99.04 sq mi)
Population density:	11.6/km^2 (30/sq mi)	10.8/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Median age:	42.8 (M: 43.6, F: 41.8)	41.9 (M: 41.8, F: 42.0)
Total private dwellings:	1,258	1,118
Median household income:	$73,685	$61,562
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6]

Historical Census Data - Stoke, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1986 2,142 —     1991 2,287 +6.8% 1996 2,409 +5.3% 2001 2,475 +2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001A 2,606 +5.3% 2006 2,708 +3.9% 2011 2,765 +2.1% 2016 2,955 +6.9%
(A) adjusted figure due to boundary change. Source: Statistics Canada[3][7]

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[5]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,680	96.9%
English only	45	1.6%
English and French	15	0.5%
Non-official languages	25	0.9%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Bertrand Ducharme (2003–2009)
• Luc Cayer (2009–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 270853 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 42005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2442005) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
7. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Stoke, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons