# Stoke, Quebec

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**Stoke** is a [municipality](/source/Municipality_(Quebec)) in [Le Val-Saint-François](/source/Le_Val-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois) in the [Estrie](/source/Estrie) region of [Quebec](/source/Quebec) in [Canada](/source/Canada).

The Sentiers de l'Estrie hiking trails provide access to [Mount Chapman](/source/Mont_Chapman), the highest peak of the Stoke Mountains, and Bald Peak, at an altitude of 650 metres (2,130 ft).

## History

Stoke was first known in 1792 as Cowan's Clearance in memory of Moses Cowan, who surveyed the land for the British Crown. The Township was abandoned until 1837 due to a lack of interest, and passed into the hands of the British American Land Company. In 1856, thanks to the Stoke Road and the road that would soon lead to Sherbrooke, the territory was opened to settlement.

A testimony to the repeated efforts of its citizens, Stoke boasts the neo-Gothic Saint-Philémon Church (1892).

## Demographics

### Population

Historical Census Data - Stoke, Quebec Year Pop. ±% 1871 508 — 1881 771 +51.8% 1891 1,133 +47.0% 1901 1,512 +33.5% 1911 1,313 −13.2% 1921 1,527 +16.3% 1931 1,371 −10.2% 1941 1,280 −6.6% 1951 1,248 −2.5% 1956 1,230 −1.4% 1961 1,310 +6.5% 1966 1,356 +3.5% 1971 1,453 +7.2% 1976 1,801 +24.0% 1981 2,079 +15.4% 1986 2,142 +3.0% 1991 2,287 +6.8% 1996 2,409 +5.3% 2001 2,606 +8.2% 2006 2,708 +3.9% 2011 2,765 +2.1% 2016 2,955 +6.9% 2021 3,014 +2.0%

### Language

Mother tongue (2021)[1]

Language Population Pct (%) French only 2,925 97.0% English only 45 1.5% English and French 25 0.8% Non-official languages 20 0.7%

## Local government

List of former mayors:

- Bertrand Ducharme (2003–2009)
- Luc Cayer (2009–present)

## See also

- [List of municipalities in Quebec](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Quebec)

## References

1. cp2021

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