Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn

Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population is 695 as of the Canada 2011 Census. A parish municipality is the territory of a parish established as a municipality. Settlement began around 1880.[4] It is the site of Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of 1,193 metres (3,914 ft).

Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Parish municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 70°51′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedJanuary 13, 1900
Government
[2]
 • MayorSteve Charrier
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total284.10 km2 (109.69 sq mi)
 • Land280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total695
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings
328
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1R0
Area code819
Highways R-161
R-212
R-263

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn had a population of 667 living in 309 of its 354 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 692. With a land area of 281.07 km2 (108.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

See also

Types of municipalities in Quebec

References
  1. "Reference number 55699 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 30005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn (Code 2430005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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