Pike River, Quebec

This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Pike River (Quebec).

Pike River is a municipality in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada^[5]. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 525.

Pike River
Municipality
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Pike River Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°07′N 73°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Brome-Missisquoi
Constituted	April 3, 1912
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Martin Bellefroid
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Brome-Missisquoi
Area [2][4]
• Total	41.80 km2 (16.14 sq mi)
• Land	40.79 km2 (15.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	525
• Density	12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.1%
• Dwellings	252
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1P0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-133 R-202
Website	www.pikeriver.ca

Until May 5, 2012 it was known as Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River.^[6]

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[7]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	525	3.1%
2006	542	9.7%
2001	600	2.3%
1996	614	3.9%
1991	639	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[8]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	465	86.92%
English only	35	6.54%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	35	6.54%

Photo gallery

• 
  Pike River, Montérégie gateway sign on Quebec Route 133
• 
  St-Pierre-de-Vérone Catholic Church

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57523". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pike River". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River, Quebec
5. "Pike River - Pike River (Municipalité)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
6. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. May 2012. ISSN 1715-6408.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River, Quebec