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Bedford, Quebec (town)

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Every year since 1828, at the beginning of August, the town holds its annual fair, the oldest of its kind in Quebec and the second oldest in Canada. One can
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The town, located 86 kilometres (53 mi) southeast of Montreal, is completely enclaved within the
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was 2,684. This small community is just an hour's drive from larger cities such as
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total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of
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Incorporated places in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
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Canada census – Bedford (city), Quebec community profile
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lowlands, at the beginning of the steppe leading to the
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2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Bedford, Quebec
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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bedford (city), Quebec
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The population as of the 257:4.20 km (1.62 sq mi) 249:4.40 km (1.70 sq mi) 543:, in the administrative region of 25: 1304:Commission de toponymie du Québec 1294:Banque de noms de lieux du Québec 1705: 1642: 1625: 1617: 1600: 1098: 1097: 1082: 1081: 1065: 1050: 1049: 1020: 1019: 1004: 1003: 988: 987: 972: 971: 942: 941: 926: 925: 910: 909: 894: 893: 391: 382: 298: 297: 90: 83: 67: 58: 1575:Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions 1227:Butler Elementary (English 1-7) 91: 1066: 772:References: 2021 2011 earlier 665:, Bedford had a population of 1: 1643: 1601: 1626: 1618: 104:Location in southern Quebec. 1248:National Assembly of Quebec 733:639.4/km (1,656/sq mi) 730:604.3/km (1,565/sq mi) 286:639.4/km (1,656/sq mi) 1900: 1879:Cities and towns in Quebec 1804:Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge 778: 29:Bedford, Quebec (township) 26: 1581: 1513:"2001 Community Profiles" 1493:"2006 Community Profiles" 1466:"2011 Community Profiles" 1439:"2021 Community Profiles" 814: 812: 807: 805: 800: 798: 793: 791: 759: 748: 737: 726: 715: 704: 697: 692: 659:2021 Census of Population 605:—     112: 78: 66: 57: 48: 1789:Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge 1296:: Reference number 4594" 1272:List of cities in Quebec 566:(Rivière aux Brochets). 1254:Marcellus Gilmore Edson 760:Median household income 744:46.8 (M: 44.6, F: 48.2) 741:50.4 (M: 48.8, F: 52.4) 711:2,684 (+2.8% from 2006) 708:2,558 (-0.1% from 2016) 265:53 m (174 ft) 1711: Subdivisions of 307: • Dwellings 291: • Pop  36:City in Quebec, Canada 18:Bedford, Quebec (city) 1178:Saint Mitchels Parish 1175:Roman Catholic Church 560:Appalachian Mountains 464:French pronunciation: 333: • Summer ( 1518:2001 Canadian census 1498:2006 Canadian census 1471:2011 Canadian census 1444:2021 Canadian census 1300:toponymie.gouv.qc.ca 809:French & English 755:1,276 (total)  283: • Density 1386:Statistics Canada: 1246:(1950-), Member of 580: 552:township of Bedford 539:Bedford is part of 531:from 1756 to 1761. 479:region of southern 128: /  1819:Stanbridge Station 1720:Cities & Towns 1656:Bedford (township) 1634:Bedford (township) 1612:Bedford (township) 1590:Bedford (township) 1419:. 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Bedford, Quebec (city)
Bedford, Quebec (township)
City

Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Bedford is located in Southern Quebec
45°07′N 72°59′W / 45.117°N 72.983°W / 45.117; -72.983
Canada
Province
Quebec
Region
Estrie
RCM
Brome-Missisquoi
Federal riding
Brome—Missisquoi
Prov. riding
Brome-Missisquoi
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
DST
UTC−4
EDT
Postal code(s)
J0J 1A0
Area code(s)
450 and 579
R-202
R-235

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