Roxboro, Quebec

Roxboro was a city on the Island of Montreal. It was founded in 1914,^[1] and ceased to exist on January 1, 2002. The city was located along the Rivière des Prairies near the western end of the island. Its population, at that time, was 6,000.

History

On January 1, 2002, the formerly independent town was forcibly merged with Dollard-des-Ormeaux to become a borough in the new city of Montreal. When offered the chance to "de-merge" on June 20, 2004, residents of the former town voted to do so by 67%. However because the province required 35% turnout for the result to be valid, the city was merged regardless of the wishes of those who voted. Residents of the former city of Pierrefonds, which adjoined the former town of Roxboro, chose to stay in the new city and joined with Roxboro to form the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro. The new borough was formally created on January 1, 2006. Roxboro's former borough partner, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, chose to regain their independence and de-merged at that time.

References

External links

• History of Roxboro, with an emphasis on the local Mary Queen of Peace church. Note that the French version of this page contains significantly more information than the English page.
• From collectionscanada.gc.ca Gordon & Gotch's 1924 Map of the Island of Montreal. Roxboro is named on this map.

Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°49′W / 45.5°N 73.817°W / 45.5; -73.817

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