Stanstead, Quebec (township)

For the city of the same name, see Stanstead, Quebec (city).

Stanstead
Township municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM. Location within Memphrémagog RCM.
Stanstead Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government
• Mayor	Eric Evans
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area
• Total	135.70 km2 (52.39 sq mi)
• Land	113.34 km2 (43.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,038
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.5%
• Dwellings	848
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J1X 3W4
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 247
Website	www.cantonstanstead.ca

Stanstead is a township municipality of about 1,000 people in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is not to be confused with the city of Stanstead, which is nearby although not directly adjacent (the municipality of Ogden lies in between).

Formally, the township consists of two villages: Fitch Bay (founded in 1855) and Georgeville (founded in the 1890s). Both villages formed as a result of English-speaking migrants from the United States state of Vermont until borderline customs stations were established after 1920. Today, the population is bilingual with predominance in French language (about 57%).

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec