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Matchi-Manitou

Coordinates: 48°01′N 77°03′W / 48.017°N 77.050°W / 48.017; -77.050
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Matchi-Manitou
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 / 48.017°N 77.050°W / 48.017; -77.050[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
 • Total164.58 km2 (63.54 sq mi)
 • Land164.77 km2 (63.62 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006-21)
Steady 0.0%
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

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.

Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing a land area of 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°00′45″N 77°02′56″W / 48.01250°N 77.04889°W / 48.01250; -77.04889),[4] which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or. Its name is taken from both the Cree and Innu languages and means "evil spirit".[5]

Demographics

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Population:

Historical census populations – Matchi-Manitou
YearPop.±%
1986 251—    
1991 240−4.4%
1996 241+0.4%
2001 0−100.0%
YearPop.±%
2006 00.00%
2011 00.00%
2016 00.00%
2021 00.00%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[3][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149855". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 89902". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Matchi-Manitou (Code 2489902) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Lac Matchi-Manitou". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ^ "Lac Matchi-Manitou" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census