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
Location within Témiscouata RCM
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
 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. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 50039". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13095". 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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