Coaticook
Sign in to saveCoaticook ( , ) is a town on the Coaticook River, located in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It resides in the region of Estrie, which is often referred to colloquially as the Eastern Townships. It is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality, and its southern border is also the Canada–United States border.
Key facts
- Settlement.established_date
- 1820s
- Settlement.name
- Coaticook
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Coaticook QC.JPG
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- Main Street
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- 120x80px
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- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- Pearl of the Eastern Townships
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- Coaticook Quebec location diagram.png
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- Location within Coaticook RCM.
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- Canada Southern Quebec
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- top
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- Location in southern Quebec.
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- Country
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- Province
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- Region
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- Estrie
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- RCM
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Attractions
- Laiterie de Coaticook
- Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook
- Sports
- Infrastructure
- Cemeteries
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Coaticook ( , ) is a town on the Coaticook River, located in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It resides in the region of Estrie, which is often referred to colloquially as the Eastern Townships. It is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality, and its southern border is also the Canada–United States border.
The town of Coaticook was initially settled in the 1820s by British Loyalists coming from New England. The town was incorporated in 1864, and the municipalities of Barnston Township and Barford Township were later merged into Coaticook on December 12, 1998. The absorption of these townships introduced multiple communities to Coaticook that exist to this day, including Baldwin's Mills, Barnston, Ladd's Mills and Stanhope. As of 2021, the population of the municipality of Coaticook was 8,867 with a total area of .