Kipawa, Quebec
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| 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) |  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 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 other various lumber companies settled in the Kipawa area.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 474 (2006 to 2011 population change: -16.1 %)
- Population in 2006: 565
- Population in 2001: 521
- Population in 1996: 549
- Population in 1991: 507
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 208 (total dwellings: 276)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 46.0%
- French as first language: 52.2%
- English and French as first language: 1.8%
- Other as first language: 0%
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141531 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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External links
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