Upton, Quebec

Upton is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,075.

Upton
Municipality
Aerial view of Upton
Motto:  Unis Pour Grandir
Location within Acton RCM
Upton Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 72°41′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Acton
Constituted	February 25, 1998
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Robert Leclerc
• Federal riding	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
• Prov. riding	Johnson
Area [2][4]
• Total	55.90 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
• Land	55.64 km2 (21.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	2,075
• Density	37.3/km2 (97/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.2%
• Dwellings	900
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0H 2E0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-116 R-211
Website	www.upton.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	2,075	6.2%
2006	1,954	0.3%
2001	1,986	3.0%
Merger	1,928 (+)	44.5%
1996	1,070	14.6%
1991	934	N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Éphrem-d’Upton and the Village of Upton on February 25, 1998.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,875	96.65%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	65	3.35%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• 20th-century municipal history of Quebec