Scotstown is a city in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2016 Census was 472.
Scotstown | |
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City | |
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
Scotstown Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.52296°N 71.28112°W / 45.52296; -71.28112[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | June 24, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chantal Ouellet |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 472 |
| • Density | 41.2/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0B 3B0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
The town is renowned for its multiple legends carried by its first settlers, who emigrated from Scotland.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Scotstown had a population of 459 living in 230 of its 272 total private dwellings, a change of -2.8% from its 2016 population of 472. With a land area of 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.1/km2 (103.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 472 (-13.7% from 2011) | 547 (-7.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | 11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population density | 41.2/km2 (107/sq mi) | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.1 (M: 53.2, F: 54.6) | 49.6 (M: 47.9, F: 51.2) |
| Total private dwellings | 279 | 276 |
| Median household income | $38,528 | $33,162 |
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