Barnston West
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Barnston West (French: Barnston-Ouest) is a municipality within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. It includes the hamlet of Ways Mills.
Barnston West | |
|---|---|
| Barnston-Ouest | |
Municipal office | |
Location within Coaticook RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°06′N 71°58′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Coaticook |
| Constituted | January 1, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johnny Piszar |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Saint-François |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.10 km2 (38.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 100.85 km2 (38.94 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 591 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | |
| • Dwellings | 282 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 819 |
| Highways | |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Arts and culture
The Rozynski Arts Center is located in Barnston-Ouest. The center is centered on the field of contemporary ceramics and offers workshop and outdoor exhibitions.[6]