Chisasibi (Cree village municipality) explained

Chisasibi
Native Name:ᒋᓵᓰᐲ
chisaasiipii
Settlement Type:Cree village municipality (VC)
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Mapsize:197
Coordinates:53.6667°N -98°W
Coor Pinpoint:1, rue Riverside
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Nord-du-Québec
Subdivision Type3:TE
Subdivision Name3:Eeyou Istchee
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:18 August 1980
Leader Title:Chief
Leader Name:Daisy House
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Ungava
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Total Km2:4
Area Land Km2:480.29
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2021
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2016–2021)
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0M 1E0
Area Code:819

Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; 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: Chisasibi.

Demographics

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 Canadian censuses.

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 0, unchanged from its 2016 population and a land area of .[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Chisasibi, Terres réservées aux Cris (TC) Quebec [Census subdivision] and Chisasibi, Village cri (VC)More information: Quebec [Census subdivision] ]. . 1 February 2023 . 16 January 2024.