Lac-Chicobi, Quebec

Lac-Chicobi
Unorganized territory

Location within Abitibi RCM.
Lac-Chicobi

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°53′N 78°30′W / 48.883°N 78.500°W / 48.883; -78.500Coordinates: 48°53′N 78°30′W / 48.883°N 78.500°W / 48.883; -78.500[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi
Constituted January 1, 1986
Government[2]
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
  Total 740.20 km2 (285.79 sq mi)
  Land 722.14 km2 (278.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 203
  Density 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 15.3%
  Dwellings 89
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J0Y 1L0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes

Lac-Chicobi is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area consists of two non-contiguous portions on either side of the incorporated municipality of Berry.[4]

The area had a population of 203 in the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 722.14 square kilometres.[3]

The eponymous Lake Chicobi is roughly in the centre of the territory's western portion. It is fed by the Authier and Chicobi Rivers and drained by the Octave River, a tributary of the Harricana River. The lake's name, in the past also spelled as Chikobi, Chikobee, and Cikobi, comes from an Amerindian word meaning "where there are no islands". The Tanginan and Chicobi Hills are two prominent hills south-west of the lake, reaching an altitude of 441 metres (1,447 ft).[5]

South of Lake Chicobi is the community of Guyenne (48°46′41″N 78°28′13″W / 48.77806°N 78.47028°W / 48.77806; -78.47028), the territory's only population centre. It is named after the geographic township of Guyenne (proclaimed in 1916), in turn named the Guyenne Regiment that fought under General Montcalm's command.[6]

Demographics

Population:[7]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 84 (total dwellings: 89)

References

  1. Reference number 149737 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Lac-Chicobi". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lac-Chicobi census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. GeoSearch 2006
  5. "Lac Chicobi" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  6. "Guyenne (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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