Barnston West

Barnston West (French: Barnston-Ouest) is a municipality within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. It includes the hamlet of Ways Mills.

Barnston West
Municipality
Barnston-Ouest
Municipal office
Location within Coaticook RCM
Barnston-Ouest Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°06′N 71°58′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Coaticook
Constituted	January 1, 1946
Government [2]
• Mayor	Johnny Piszar
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Saint-François
Area [2][3]
• Total	100.10 km2 (38.65 sq mi)
• Land	100.85 km2 (38.94 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	591
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.4%
• Dwellings	282
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1C0
Area codes	819
Highways	R-141
Website	www.barnston-ouest.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	591	1.4%
2006	583	2.8%
2001	600	0.3%
1996	598	2.6%
1991	583	N/A

Language

Home language (2006)^[5]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	340	58.11%
English only	245	41.88%

Arts and culture

The Rozynski Arts Center is located in Barnston-Ouest. The center is centered on the field of contemporary ceramics and offers workshop and outdoor exhibitions.^[6]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec