Kipawa, Quebec

Kipawa
Municipality

Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Kipawa

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°W / 46.783; -78.983Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°W / 46.783; -78.983[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Témiscamingue
Settled 1870s
Constituted January 1, 1985
Government[2]
  Mayor Norman Young
  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. riding Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area[2][3]
  Total 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
  Land 36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 474
  Density 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 16.1%
  Dwellings 276
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 2H0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.kipawa.ca

Kipawa is a village and municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the south end of Lake Kipawa, adjacent to the Kebaowek Reserve. The land including and surrounding Lake Kipawa and Kipawa Village has been inhabited for centuries. The original inhabitants were the Algonquin people. The first Europeans to come into Kipawa were fur traders and missionaries. Shortly after, The Hudson Bay Trading Company and various other lumber companies settled there too.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 208 (total dwellings: 276)

Mother tongue:[5]

See also

References

  1. Reference number 141531 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Kipawa". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  3. 1 2 "Kipawa census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Kipawa community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.



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