Wickham
Municipality
Location within Drummond RCM.
Location within Drummond RCM.
Wickham is located in Southern Quebec
Wickham
Wickham
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°45′N 72°30′W / 45.750°N 72.500°W / 45.750; -72.500[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMDrummond
ConstitutedDecember 23, 1972
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorCarole Côté
 • Federal ridingDrummond
 • Prov. ridingJohnson
Area
[2][4]
 • Total99.10 km2 (38.26 sq mi)
 • Land98.75 km2 (38.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total2,470
 • Density25.0/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 1.3%
 • Dwellings
994
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1S0
Area code819
Highways R-139
Websitewww.wickham.ca

Wickham is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,470.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 2,470 Decrease 1.3%
2006 2,503 Decrease 0.5%
2001 2,516 Increase 5.9%
1996 2,376 Increase 8.4%
1991 2,191 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,415 96.79%
English only 10 0.40%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 70 2.81%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 67118". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Wickham
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: DRUMMOND (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Wickham, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Wickham, Quebec



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