Pike River, Quebec

This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Pike River (Quebec).
Pike River
Municipality

Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Pike River

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°07′N 73°04′W / 45.117°N 73.067°W / 45.117; -73.067Coordinates: 45°07′N 73°04′W / 45.117°N 73.067°W / 45.117; -73.067[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Brome-Missisquoi
Constituted April 3, 1912
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Martin Bellefroid
 • Federal riding Brome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. riding Brome-Missisquoi
Area[2][4]
 • Total 41.80 km2 (16.14 sq mi)
 • Land 40.79 km2 (15.75 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 525
 • Density 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.1%
 • Dwellings 252
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0J 1P0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 133
Route 202
Website www.pikeriver.ca

Pike River is a municipality in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 525.

Until May 5, 2012 it was known as Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River.[5]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[6]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 525 Decrease 3.1%
2006 542 Decrease 9.7%
2001 600 Decrease 2.3%
1996 614 Decrease 3.9%
1991 639 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[7]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 465 86.92%
English only 35 6.54%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 35 6.54%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57523 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pike River
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River, Quebec
  5. ↑ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. May 2012. ISSN 1715-6408.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge
Saint-Sébastien
Venise-en-Québec		 Stanbridge Station
   Pike River  
Lake Champlain Saint-Armand


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