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Compton, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

45°14′00″N 71°49′00″W / 45.2333°N 71.8167°W / 45.2333; -71.8167^[1]Country

QuebecRegionEstrieRCMCoaticookConstitutedDecember 8, 1999Government

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• MayorFernand Veilleux • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead • Prov. ridingSaint-FrançoisArea

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• Total208.30 km² (80.43 sq mi) • Land205.47 km² (79.33 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total3,112 • Density15.1/km² (39/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

10.4% • Dwellings

1,272Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

Area code819Highways

R-143

R-208Websitewww.compton.ca

Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes

Louis Saint-Laurent (1882–1973), Prime Minister of Canada
Bernard St-Laurent, CBC Radio personality
Maryse Dubuc, creator of The Bellybuttons
William H. Bringloe, Canadian Hall of Fame and North American Champion racehorse trainer

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 290198". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 44071". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Compton, Quebec (Code 2444071) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census