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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 | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Témiscamingue RCM. | |
  Kipawa Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1870s |
| Constituted | January 1, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norman Young |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35.58 km2 (13.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 446 |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  10.6% |
| • Dwellings | 325 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 2H0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
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
- List of municipalities in Quebec
- Kebaowek First Nation
References
- "Reference number 141531 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "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.
- "Kipawa census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- "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) - Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- "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.
External links
- "Kipawa History". Kipawa.com : A Hunting, Fishing, & Travel Guide for the Kipawa Lake Region. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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