East Bolton

East Bolton (French: Bolton-Est) is a municipality of about 1,000 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

East Bolton Bolton-Est
Municipality
Town hall
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
East Bolton Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°12′N 72°21′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Constituted	December 28, 1876
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Royal Dupuis
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area [2][4]
• Total	81.60 km2 (31.51 sq mi)
• Land	79.39 km2 (30.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	1,108
• Density	14/km2 (40/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	17.9%
• Dwellings	856
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1G0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-243 R-245
Website	www.boltonest.ca

It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, a radio pioneer who developed the foundations of amplitude modulation (AM) technology.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,108	17,9%
2016	940	3.3%
2011	910	29.3%
2006	704	1.0%
2001	697	7.1%
1996	651	9.4%
1991	595	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	790	71.3%
English only	265	23.8%
Non-official language	30	2.6%
English & French	20	1.7%
English and non-official language	5	0.4%

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec
• West Bolton, Quebec