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Kipawa, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°W / 46.783; -78.983
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Kipawa
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Kipawa is located in Western Quebec
Kipawa
Kipawa
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°W / 46.783; -78.983[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1985
Government
[2]
 • MayorNorman Young
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
 • Land35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
446
 • Density12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 10.6%
 • Dwellings
325
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2H0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.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 are 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, including Commonwealth Plywood.

Kipawa is a variant of the Algonquin word "Kebaowek" which refers to getting off or disembarkation, or the location where one can pick up supplies or trade.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 446 (2016 to 2021 population change: -10.6%)
  • Population in 2016: 499
  • Population in 2011: 474
  • Population in 2006: 565
  • Population in 2001: 521
  • Population in 1996: 549
  • Population in 1991: 507

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 214 (total dwellings: 325)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 42.7%
  • French as first language: 52.8%
  • English and French as first language: 3.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.1%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141531". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Kipawa". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  3. ^ a b "Kipawa census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. ^ "Interview with Mike McKenzie and Francis Robinson". Témiscaming 1921-1996: nos racines, notre histoire (in French). Book Committee: Louise Forget, Yolande Dumas, Julienne Cécire, Thérese Gélineau, Ken Collins, Ross Sparling, Philippe Barette, Shirley McCullock, Marjorie Brown, Linda Lamarhe, Pierre Bérubé, Gerry Jones, Peter McCulloch, Lois Lynn. Témiscaming?: s.n. 1996. p. 358. ISBN 9782980420603. OCLC 936856576.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ "Kipawa community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-23.

Further reading

  • Kermot A. Moore, Kipawa: Portrait of a People. Cobalt, Ontario: Highway Book Shop, 1982. ISBN 0889542430.
  • "Kipawa History". Kipawa.com : A Hunting, Fishing, & Travel Guide for the Kipawa Lake Region. Retrieved 11 February 2012.




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