Shefford, Quebec
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Shefford (French pronunciation: [ʃɛfɚd, -fœʁd]) is a township municipality located in the province of Quebec. It is part of the Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative area of Estrie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 7,253. The township completely encircles the city of Waterloo and the city of Warden.
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Shefford | |
|---|---|
Lake on Mount Shefford | |
 Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM | |
  Shefford Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′N 72°34′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie[2] |
| RCM | La Haute-Yamaska |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named after | Shefford, Bedfordshire[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Éric Chagnon |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 119.30 km2 (46.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 117.99 km2 (45.56 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,253 |
| • Density | 61.5/km2 (159/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 3,095 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
Highways  A-10 |  R-112  R-241 R-243 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shefford had a population of 7,253 living in 2,909 of its 3,095 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 6,947. With a land area of 117.99 km2 (45.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 61.5/km2 (159.2/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Population trend:[7]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,253 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 6,947 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 6,711 | 13.0% |
| 2006 | 5,941 | 15.7% |
| 2001 | 5,133 | 14.2% |
| 1996 | 4,496 | 22.6% |
| 1991 | 3,667 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[8]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 5,345 | 90.13% |
| English only | 450 | 7.59% |
| Both English and French | 55 | 0.93% |
| Other languages | 80 | 1.35% |
