Shefford
Township municipality
The welcome sign of Shefford's township
Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Shefford Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°21′N 72°34′W / 45.350°N 72.567°W / 45.350; -72.567[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie[1]
RCM	La Haute-Yamaska
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Shefford, Bedfordshire[2]
Government [3][4]
• Mayor	Éric Chagnon
• Federal riding	Shefford
• Prov. riding	Brome-Missisquoi
Area [3][5]
• Total	119.30 km2 (46.06 sq mi)
• Land	117.99 km2 (45.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[5]
• Total	7,253
• Density	61.5/km2 (159/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.4%
• Dwellings	3,095
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J2M
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-241 R-243
Website	www.cantonshefford.qc.ca

Shefford is a township municipality located in the province of Quebec. It is part of the Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality in the administrative area of Estrie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 7,253. The township completely encircles the city of Waterloo and the city of Warden.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shefford had a population of 7,253 living in 2,909 of its 3,095 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 6,947. With a land area of 117.99 km² (45.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 61.5/km² (159.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Population trend:^[7]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	7,253	4.4%
2016	6,947	3.5%
2011	6,711	13.0%
2006	5,941	15.7%
2001	5,133	14.2%
1996	4,496	22.6%
1991	3,667	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[8]

Mont Shefford