Guérin, Quebec

Guérin
Township municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Guérin is located in Western Quebec
Guérin
Guérin
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 79°19′05″W / 47.65889°N 79.31806°W / 47.65889; -79.31806[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
ConstitutedNovember 8, 1911
Named forJames John Edmund Guérin[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorRoger Bouthillette
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
208.39 km2 (80.46 sq mi)
 • Land188.52 km2 (72.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
333
 • Density1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 4.1%
 • Dwellings
210
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2E0
Area code819
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Guérin (French pronunciation: [ɡeʁɛ̃]) is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

The township lies within the Ottawa River basin, having an elevation of 210 metres (690 ft) near the Quinze rapids to 336 metres (1,102 ft) in its north-eastern part.[4] In addition to the main namesake village, the township also includes the hamlet of Paquin (47°37′59″N 79°18′51″W / 47.63306°N 79.31417°W / 47.63306; -79.31417).[5]

History

Around 1872, the area began to be cleared for logging and agriculture. In 1904, the geographic township of Guérin was proclaimed, named after James John Edmund Guerin, while the settlement was called Lalemant, in honour of Gabriel Lalemant. The Lalement Post Office opened in 1908, and that same year, the parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Guérin was founded. In 1911, the Township Municipality of Guérin was formed from previously unincorporated territory. In 1921, the settlement and post office were renamed to Guérin.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Guérin had a population of 333 living in 134 of its 210 total private dwellings, a change of 4.1% from its 2016 population of 320. With a land area of 188.52 km2 (72.79 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Historical census populations – Guérin, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 506—    
1931 771+52.4%
1941 685−11.2%
1951 618−9.8%
1956 621+0.5%
1961 596−4.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 581−2.5%
1971 425−26.9%
1976 372−12.5%
1981 268−28.0%
1986 283+5.6%
1991 274−3.2%
YearPop.±%
1996 297+8.4%
2001 300+1.0%
2006 295−1.7%
2011 305+3.4%
2016 320+4.9%
2021 333+4.1%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][6]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 1.5%
  • French as first language: 97%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 27380". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Guérin census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Guérin (canton)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  5. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Paquin (hameau)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
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