Kiamika, Quebec
Kiamika | |
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| Motto: Quel coup de cœur! | |
 Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM | |
  Kiamika Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′N 75°23′W / 46.417°N 75.383°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Antoine-Labelle |
| Settled | 1860s |
| Constituted | January 3, 1898 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Dion |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
| • 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) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-311 |
| Website | www |
Kiamika is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.
Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864), a logger of imposing stature and extraordinary physical strength, was from Kiamika.[1]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 2021 | 2016 | |
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| Population | 790 (+4.4% from 2016) | 757 (-1.9% from 2011) |
| Land area | 337.53 km2 (130.32 sq mi) | 339.92 km2 (131.24 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
| Median age | 57.6 (M: 58.0, F: 57.2) | 53.9 (M: 54.0, F: 53.9) |
| Private dwellings | 508 (total) 391 (occupied) | 508 (total) |
| Median household income | $58,800 | $51,712 |
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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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Kiamika (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 79025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Kiamika, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Notre histoire" (in French). Municipalité de kiamika. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". 8 February 2012.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kiamika at Wikimedia Commons
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