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Kiamika is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Kiamika
Municipality
Motto:  Quel coup de cœur!
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Kiamika Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°25′N 75°23′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Settled	1860s
Constituted	January 3, 1898
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michel Dion
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	362.94 km2 (140.13 sq mi)
• Land	337.53 km2 (130.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	790
• Density	2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop. 2016-2021	4.4%
• Dwellings	508
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1G0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 311
Website	www.kiamika.ca

Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864), a logger of imposing stature and extraordinary physical strength, was from Kiamika.[1]

Etymology

The municipality is named after the Kiamika River, which flows through its territory and is a tributary of the Lièvre River. This name, mentioned by Stanislas Drapeau as Kiamica and appearing on a map of Quebec by Eugène Taché from 1870, comes from the Algonquin word kickiamika meaning "steep cut below the water", from kicki (steep cut) and amick (below the water).[1]

However, an alternate meaning may be "deep and quiet river", from the roots kiam (deep) and ka (quiet).[1][4]

History

In 1883, the Colonization Society of Montarville was founded and took possession of the area in 1884. On the banks of the Lièvre River, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Val-Barrette, settlers established the mission of Saint-Gérard-de-Kiamika, also called Saint-Gérard-de-Montarville. A year later its post office opened. In 1890, the Kiamika Township was proclaimed.[1]

In 1898, the Township Municipality of Kiamika was formed. In 1920, the mission received its status as a parish. In 1994, the township municipality changed its statutes to become a regular municipality.[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Kiamika, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 504 —     1981 571 +13.3% 1986 591 +3.5% 1991 636 +7.6% 1996 722 +13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 716 −0.8% 2006 779 +8.8% 2011 772 −0.9% 2016 757 −1.9% 2021 790 +4.4%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 391 (total dwellings: 508)[3]

Mother tongue:[9]

• English as first language: 15
• French as first language: 750
• English and French as first language: 0
• Other as first language: 0

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

External links

• Media related to Kiamika at Wikimedia Commons

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