Kipawa, Quebec

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
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Kipawa
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1870s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1985
Government
 • MayorNorman Young
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
 • Land36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total474
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 16.1%
 • Dwellings
276
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2H0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.kipawa.ca

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 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:[6]

  • 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
  1. Reference number 141531 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "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. "Kipawa census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  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.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "Kipawa community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-29.

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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