Duparquet

Duparquet (French pronunciation: [dypaʁkɛ]) is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. It covers 157.4 km2 (60.8 sq mi) and had a population of 716 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Duparquet
City
Town Hall of Duparquet
Town Hall of Duparquet
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Duparquet is located in Western Quebec
Duparquet
Duparquet
Location in western Quebec
Duparquet is located in Canada
Duparquet
Duparquet
Duparquet (Canada)
Coordinates: 48°30′N 79°14′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
ConstitutedApril 13, 1933
Government
[2]
 • MayorDenis Blais
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total156.36 km2 (60.37 sq mi)
 • Land121.17 km2 (46.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total716
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.5%
 • Dwellings
389
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)/
J0Z 1W0
Area code819
Highways R-388 R-393
Websiteduparquet.ao.ca/fr/

History
A view of Lake Duparquet from Chemin du Lac, a waterfront road in Duparquet

In 1912, a rich gold vein was discovered near Lake Duparquet by a prospector named Beattie. He set up the Beattie Gold Mine company that began operation in 1933. That same year, the new community forming at the mine was incorporated as Ville de Duparquet, named after the geographic township in which it is located. The township was named in 1916 in honour of Jean-Annet Chabreuil Du Parquet, a grenadier captain of the La Sarre Regiment, that was part of General Montcalm's army.[1]

After producing 1 million ounces of gold and killing at least 27 miners, including 4 in a landslide on 9 July 1946, the mine closed in 1956. But the owners of the mining rights are currently considering reopening it as an open-pit mine.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Duparquet had a population of 716 living in 342 of its 389 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 666. With a land area of 121.17 km2 (46.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Canada census – Duparquet community profile
202120162011
Population716 (+7.5% from 2016)666 (1.4% from 2011)657 (2.8% from 2006)
Land area121.17 km2 (46.78 sq mi)123.57 km2 (47.71 sq mi)123.63 km2 (47.73 sq mi)
Population density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Median age48.4 (M: 50.0, F: 45.2)50.9 (M: 51.2, F: 50.2)48.3 (M: 48.3, F: 48.2)
Private dwellings389 (total)  342 (occupied)389 (total)  359 (total) 
Median household income$73,500$62,464$.N/A
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Duparquet, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1941 1,384—    
1951 1,485+7.3%
1956 1,114−25.0%
1961 978−12.2%
1966 913−6.6%
1971 786−13.9%
YearPop.±%
1976 642−18.3%
1981 581−9.5%
1986 640+10.2%
1991 680+6.2%
1996 738+8.5%
2001 675−8.5%
YearPop.±%
2006 639−5.3%
2011 657+2.8%
2016 666+1.4%
2021 716+7.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Mother tongue (2016):[11]

  • English as first language: 1.49%
  • French as first language: 97.76%
  • English and French as first language: 0.75%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

As of 2023:[2]

  • Mayor: Denis Blais
  • Councillors: Donald Baril, Marlene Doroftei, Claudette Macameau, Véronique Drouin-Lecompte, Chantal Provencher, Solange Gamache
  • General Director: Chantal Poirier

Notable people

References
  1. "Duparquet (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. "Duparquet". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "Duparquet, Ville (V) Quebec, census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. Patrick Rodrigue (18 September 2009). "Une mine à ciel ouvert à Duparquet?" (in French). canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
  10. 1941, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  11. "Duparquet Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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