Matchi-Manitou

Matchi-Manitou is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.

Matchi-Manitou
Unorganized territory
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Matchi-Manitou is located in Western Quebec
Matchi-Manitou
Matchi-Manitou
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°01′N 77°03′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[3][2]
 • Total163.50 km2 (63.13 sq mi)
 • Land164.62 km2 (63.56 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Steady 0.0%
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing 16,760 km2 (6,470 sq mi). On that day, most of it was added to the City of Senneterre and a smaller portion to the City of Val-d'Or. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas, of which its eastern part is a section of land straddling both banks of the Chochocouane River and mostly part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.

It is named after Matchi-Manitou Lake (48°01′N 77°03′W), which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or.

Demographics

Population:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 0
  • Population in 2006: 0
  • Population in 2001: 0
  • Population in 1996: 241 (prior to reorganization)
  • Population in 1991: 240

References
  1. "Reference number 149855 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Total area: Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
    Land area: Statistics Canada
  3. "Matchi-Manitou (Code 2489902) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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