Roxton is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 (canton) in the Regional County Municipality of Acton

Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Acton Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Acton Vale.Founded in 1982, the Acton Regional County Municipality is made up of eight smaller municipalities containing a little fewer than 16,000 people. The average population density is...

, in the province of Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

 was 1,016. Roxton entirely surrounds the village of Roxton Falls

Roxton Falls, Quebec

Roxton Falls is a municipality in the Regional County Municipality of Acton, in the Canadian province of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,305. It is a village surrounded entirely by the township of Roxton...

. Roxton and Roxton Falls are legally distinct municipalities (with separate elected officials), but the administration of both is physically located in the village of Roxton Falls.

Roxton has only a few hundred fewer people than Roxton Falls, but is spread out over a much greater geographic area.

Population

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	1,016	2.4%
2001	1,041	6.7%
1996	1,116	0.4%
1991	1,120	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	970	96.04%
English only	30	2.97%
Both English and French	10	0.99%
Other languages	0	0.00%

External links

• Regional County Municipality of Acton
• Official Site - Roxton Canton (Roxton Township)
• Official Site - Roxton Falls