Stoke, Quebec

Stoke is a municipality in Le Val-Saint-François in the Estrie region of Quebec in Canada.

Stoke
Municipality
Stoke's village
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Stoke Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°32′N 71°48′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	January 1, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Luc Cayer
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	252.90 km2 (97.65 sq mi)
• Land	255.12 km2 (98.50 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,014
• Density	11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2%
• Dwellings	1,283
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 3G0
Area code	819
Highways	R-216
Website	stoke.ca

The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to Mount Chapman, the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres (2,130 ft).

History

Stoke mountains

Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement.

A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892).

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Stoke, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	3,014 (2% from 2016)	2,955 (6.9% from 2011)	2,765 (2.1% from 2006)
Land area	255.12 km2 (98.50 sq mi)	255.46 km2 (98.63 sq mi)	256.52 km2 (99.04 sq mi)
Population density	11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)	10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
Median age	43.6 (M: 44,0, F: 43.2)	42.8 (M: 43.6, F: 41.8)	41.9 (M: 41.8, F: 42.0)
Private dwellings	1,283 (total)	1,258 (total)	1,118 (total)
Median household income	$88,000	$73,685	$61,562

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Stoke, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1871 508 —     1881 771 +51.8% 1891 1,133 +47.0% 1901 1,512 +33.5% 1911 1,313 −13.2% 1921 1,527 +16.3% 1931 1,371 −10.2% 1941 1,280 −6.6% 1951 1,248 −2.5% 1956 1,230 −1.4% 1961 1,310 +6.5% 1966 1,356 +3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,453 +7.2% 1976 1,801 +24.0% 1981 2,079 +15.4% 1986 2,142 +3.0% 1991 2,287 +6.8% 1996 2,409 +5.3% 2001 2,606 +8.2% 2006 2,708 +3.9% 2011 2,765 +2.1% 2016 2,955 +6.9% 2021 3,014 +2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][7]

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,925	97.0%
English only	45	1.5%
English and French	25	0.8%
Non-official languages	20	0.7%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Bertrand Ducharme (2003–2009)
• Luc Cayer (2009–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec