Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; French pronunciation: [waskaɡaniʃ]) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.
Waskaganish
ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ Wâskâhîkaniš | |
|---|---|
  Waskaganish | |
| Coordinates (70, rue Waskaganish[1]): 51°12′N 78°46′W / 51.200°N 78.767°W[2] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | June 28, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darlene Cheechoo |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 294.30 km2 (113.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 277.76 km2 (107.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) | N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Waskaganish. The village and reserve are home to The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation.
Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2016 census, 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waskaganish had a population of 0 living in 0 of its 0 total private dwellings, no change from its 2016 population of 0. With a land area of 274.22 km2 (105.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 336217". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Waskaganish (Cree village municipality) (Code 2499035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.