Dixville, Quebec

Dixville
Municipality
Location within Coaticook RCM.
Dixville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°04′N 71°46′W / 45.067°N 71.767°WCoordinates: 45°04′N 71°46′W / 45.067°N 71.767°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Coaticook
Constituted	September 27, 1995
Government[2]
• Mayor	Réal Ouimette
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Saint-François
Area[2][3]
• Total	77.40 km^2 (29.88 sq mi)
• Land	76.64 km^2 (29.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	710
• Density	9.3/km^2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.6%
• Dwellings	291
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1P0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 141 Route 147
Website	www.dixville.ca

Dixville is a municipality in Quebec in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the region of Eastern Township. It is named after Dick Baldwin, a local pioneer who built a mill and whose first name is pronounced Dix.

The name Saint-Mathieu-de-Dixville was used in the past. It may be the name of the local Roman Catholic church.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	710	3.6%
2006	685	8.2%
2001	746	0.7%
1996	751	5.7%
1991	796	N/A

Dam

There is a dam in the municipality at 45° 04' 07" 71° 46' 15"

External links

• (French) Official site

References

1. Reference number 306779 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 44023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2444023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census