Nemaska (Cree village municipality)

Nemaska

ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ
Nemiskâw
Nemaska ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ; Nemiskâw
Cree village municipality
	Nemiscau Cree settlement
	Nemaska
	Coordinates (1, chemin Lakeshore[1]): 51°43′N 76°20′W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
RCM	Eeyou Istchee
Constituted	June 28, 1978
Government [1]
• Chief	Clarence Jolly Sr.
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [1][3]
• Total	54.70 km2 (21.12 sq mi)
• Land	47.89 km2 (18.49 sq mi)
Population (2021)[3]
• Total	832
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Change (2016–21)	N/A
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 3B0
Area code	819
Website	www.nemaska.com

Nemaska (Cree: ᓀᒥᔅᑳᐤ/Nemiskâw) 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.

Nemaska is the capital of the Cree Nation and the seat of the regional government, the Grand Council of the Crees and its administrative arm, the Cree Nation Government.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Nemaska 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 47.89 km² (18.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.0/km² (0.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

"Geographic code 99040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
"Reference number 178460 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
"Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Nemaska, Village cri (VC) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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[mamrot-1] "Geographic code 99040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.

[toponymie-2] "Reference number 178460 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[cp2021-3] "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Nemaska, Village cri (VC) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.

[2021census-4] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.