Waskaganish (Cree village municipality)

Coordinates: 51°12′N 78°46′W / 51.200°N 78.767°W / 51.200; -78.767
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Waskaganish
ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ
Wâskâhîkaniš
819
Websitewww.waskaganish.ca

Waskaganish (

northern villages (Inuit communities)
, and ordinary villages.

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart

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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 336217". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  3. ^ a b "Waskaganish (Cree village municipality) (Code 2499035) 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 28, 2022.