Clarke City, Quebec Explained

Official Name:Clarke City
Native Name:(Paushtiku)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Côte-Nord
Subdivision Type3:Regional county
Subdivision Name3:Sept-Rivières
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sept-Îles
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:50.1917°N -104°W

Clarke City, called Paushtiku in the Innu language,[1] is a community in the City of Sept-Îles, in the Quebec region of Côte-Nord. It is located roughly 20 kilometers west of the Sept-Îles city centre, on the Sainte-Marguerite River near Route 138. The name of the town originated from the Clarke brothers who established a paper mill there in 1903 to feed their publication house in Toronto. They also built a hydroelectric factory in 1908 and that year, the village was officially founded as the region's first closed city.[2] [3] Also that year, the registers of the Saint-Cœur-de-Marie Parish began, counting some 400 persons in Clarke City.[4]

The city was amalgamated into the city of Sept-Îles in 1970 and it is now a sector in the western part of Sept-Îles.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innu-aimun.ca: Paushtiku . 2015-12-20 . 2018-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180407030723/http://www.innu-aimun.ca/dictionary/Words . dead .
  2. http://grandquebec.com/cote-nord/clark-city/ Grandquebec.com: Clarke City
  3. http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-en/attractions-directory/museum-interpretation-centre-historic-site/centre-dinterpretation-de-clarke-city_9983185.html Bonjourquebec.com: Centre d'interprétation de Clarke City
  4. Web site: Clarke City (secteur) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-08-03 . French.