Pohénégamook

Pohénégamook
City

Pohenegamook Lake

Location within Témiscouata RCM
Pohénégamook

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W / 47.467°N 69.217°W / 47.467; -69.217Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W / 47.467°N 69.217°W / 47.467; -69.217[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Témiscouata
Constituted November 3, 1973
Government[2]
 • Mayor Louise Labonté
 • Federal riding Rimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. riding Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area[2][3]
 • Total 349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi)
 • Land 340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,770
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.8%
 • Dwellings 1,383
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0L 1J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 289
Website www.pohenegamook.net

Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.

As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down -5.1% from the last census in 2001. The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is situated on the lake's southern and western shores.

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 50039 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 13095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2413095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

External links

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