Waskaganish (Cree village municipality)

Waskaganish

ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ
Wâskâhîkaniš
Waskaganish ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ; Wâskâhîkaniš
Cree village municipality
	Waskaganish
	Coordinates (70, rue Waskaganish[1]): 51°12′N 78°46′W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
RCM	None
Constituted	June 28, 1978
Government [1]
• Mayor	Darlene Cheechoo
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [1][3]
• 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)	J0M 1R0
Area code	819
Website	www.waskaganish.ca

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.

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

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

"Geographic code 99035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
"Reference number 336217 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
"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.

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[mamrot-1] "Geographic code 99035 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 336217 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

[cp2011-3] "Waskaganish (Cree village municipality) (Code 2499035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

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