Roxton Falls is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton

Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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, in the Canadian

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 province

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 of Quebec

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. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

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 was 1,305. It is a village surrounded entirely by the township of Roxton

Roxton, Quebec

Roxton is a township in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,016. Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls...

. Roxton Falls and Roxton are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.

Roxton Falls has only a few hundred more people than Roxton, but is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	1,305	0.4%
2001	1,300	5.2%
1996	1,371	2.6%
1991	1,336	N/A

History

The first mayor of Roxton Falls, from 1863 was John Wood, a leather tanner who had moved to that area in 1851. He was mayor until 1880, followed by Joseph Lafontaine.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,305	99.24%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	10	0.76%

External links

• Regional County Municipality of Acton
• Roxton Falls - Site is shared by Roxton Falls and Roxton Canton
  Roxton, Quebec
  Roxton is a township in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,016. Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls...
  
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