Cleveland, Quebec
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Cleveland | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
  Cleveland Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 72°05′W / 45.67°N 72.08°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named after | George Nelson Cleveland[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hermon Herbers |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.30 km2 (47.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 123.59 km2 (47.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,581 |
| • Density | 12.8/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 696 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-116  R-143  R-243 |
| Website | www |
Cleveland is a township of about 1,600 people in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
It was named after George Nelson Cleveland, the first mayor.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,916 | — |
| 1871 | 1,398 | −27.0% |
| 1881 | 1,715 | +22.7% |
| 1891 | 1,249 | −27.2% |
| 1901 | 1,216 | −2.6% |
| 1911 | 1,130 | −7.1% |
| 1921 | 977 | −13.5% |
| 1931 | 951 | −2.7% |
| 1941 | 1,006 | +5.8% |
| 1951 | 1,115 | +10.8% |
| 1956 | 1,279 | +14.7% |
| 1961 | 1,299 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1,358 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1,468 | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 1,544 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 1,728 | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 1,711 | −1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,609 | −6.0% |
| 1996 | 1,581 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 1,564 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,590 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,609 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,541 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,581 | +2.6% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cleveland had a population of 1,581 living in 588 of its 696 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 1,541. With a land area of 123.59 km2 (47.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.1/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Mother tongue (2021)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,000 | 71.2% |
| English only | 355 | 25.3% |
| English and French | 35 | 2.5% |
| Non-official languages | 10 | 0.7% |
