Dixville, Quebec
| Dixville | |
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| Municipality | |
| Skyline of Dixville | |
| Location within Coaticook RCM Location within Coaticook RCM |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Coaticook |
| Constituted | September 27, 1995 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Réal Ouimette |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-François |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 77.40 km2 (29.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.56 km2 (29.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 732 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.2% |
| • Dwellings | 303 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0B 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | Route 141 Route 147 |
| Website | www |
Dixville is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, situated east of Stanstead, in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the region of Eastern Township.
History
Dixville was originally known as "Drew's Mills", named after a settler, who the early 1800s, had built a saw mill at this location on the Coaticook River. The settlement began around the year 1830; the site was back then part of the Township of Barford. A Mr. Drew set up a dwelling on the banks of the Coaticook River, cleared land to build a sawmill beside a dam which he had built. In 1836, John Wright came to join up with Drew. Soon after, others came to this place and the village became known as Drew's Mills.[4]
Shortly before the turn of the century, it was renamed Dixville, after Richard Dick Baldwin, who was known as "Uncle Dick" by the majority of the town's residents.[5]
The name Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville was used in the past. It may be the name of the local Roman Catholic church.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2021 | 732 | 3.6% |
| 2016 | 696 |  2.0% |
| 2011 | 710 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 685 | 8.2% |
| 2001 | 746 | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 751 | 5.7% |
| 1991 | 796 | N/A |
Dam
There is a dam in the municipality at 45° 04' 07" 71° 46' 15"
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 44023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Reference number 306779 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ Dixville Home inc. celebrates its 50th anniversary, societehistoirecoaticook.ca
- ↑ History of Dixville, societehistoirecoaticook.ca
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Script error: No such module "In lang". Official site
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