Coaticook Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Coaticook is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Coaticook.
Coaticook | |
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| Coordinates: 45°08′N 71°48′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Coaticook |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Bernard Marion |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,354.70 km2 (523.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,339.80 km2 (517.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 18,497 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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History
On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the American Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain. Quebec's border with the states of Vermont and New Hampshire was established at 45 degrees north latitude.[5][6]
Subdivisions
There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Mother tongue data from Canada 2016 Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 16,055 | 87.7% |
| English only | 1,850 | 10.1% |
| Both English and French | 185 | 1.0% |
| Other languages | 215 | 1.2% |
