Racine, Quebec

Not to be confused with Val-Racine, Quebec.

Racine
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Racine Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	February 15, 1995
Government
• Mayor	Rene Pelletier
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area
• Total	107.60 km2 (41.54 sq mi)
• Land	105.85 km2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,252
• Density	11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.0%
• Dwellings	663
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-222 R-243
Website	www.municipalite. racine.qc.ca

Racine (French pronunciation: [ʁasin]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Racine, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 978 —     1996 1,036 +5.9%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,153 +11.3% 2006 1,265 +9.7%

Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,252 −1.0%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,195	95.2%
English only	30	2.4%
English and French	10	0.8%
Non-official languages	15	1.2%
French and non-official language	5	0.4%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec