Stoke
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Stoke is located in Southern Quebec
Stoke
Stoke
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W / 45.533°N 71.800°W / 45.533; -71.800[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1864
Government
[2]
 • MayorLuc Cayer
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total252.90 km2 (97.65 sq mi)
 • Land255.12 km2 (98.50 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total3,014
 • Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2%
 • Dwellings
1,283
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 3G0
Area code819
Highways R-216
Websitestoke.ca

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

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
20162011
Population2,955 (6.9% from 2011)2,765 (2.1% from 2006)
Land area255.46 km2 (98.63 sq mi)256.52 km2 (99.04 sq mi)
Population density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
Median age42.8 (M: 43.6, F: 41.8)41.9 (M: 41.8, F: 42.0)
Private dwellings1,258 (total)  1,118 (total) 
Median household income$73,685$61,562
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Stoke, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 2,142—    
1991 2,287+6.8%
1996 2,409+5.3%
2001 2,475+2.7%
2001A 2,606+5.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 2,708+3.9%
2011 2,765+2.1%
2016 2,955+6.9%
2021 3,014+2.0%
(A) adjusted figure due to boundary change.
Source: Statistics Canada[3][8]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 270853". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Stoke, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  5. 1 2 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census


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