Pohénégamook

Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

Pohénégamook
City
Pohenegamook Lake
Pohenegamook Lake
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Pohénégamook is located in Eastern Quebec
Pohénégamook
Pohénégamook
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedNovember 3, 1973
Government
[2]
 • MayorLouise Labonté
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi)
 • Land340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,770
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.8%
 • Dwellings
1,383
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-289
Websitewww.pohenegamook.net

The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.

As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down 5.1% from the last census in 2001.

The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.

History

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pohénégamook had a population of 2,481 living in 1,171 of its 1,393 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 2,582. With a land area of 339.99 km2 (131.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (18.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Recreation

Parc de la Frontière,[5] located along the southern lakeshore of Lake Pohenegamook, straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. It features a historic marker[6] and gives visitors the experience of visiting a park in two countries.

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 50039 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 13095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Pohénégamook (Code 2413095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. "Parc de la Frontière - Pohénégamook | Regional parks - Bas-Saint-Laurent".
  6. "Le Pont International / The International Bridge Historical Marker".


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