Lac-Chicobi Explained

Lac-Chicobi
Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates:48.8833°N -108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1986
Government Footnotes:[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:740.20
Area Land Km2:716.01
Population Total:161
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:0.2
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 18.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:81
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code:J0Y 1L0
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Lac-Chicobi is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area consists of two non-contiguous portions on either side of the incorporated municipality of Berry.[3]

The area had a population of 161 in the 2021 Canadian Census, and a land area of 716.01km2.[2]

The eponymous Lake Chicobi is roughly in the centre of the territory's western portion. It is fed by the Authier and Chicobi Rivers and drained by the Octave River, a tributary of the Harricana River. The lake's name, in the past also spelled as Chikobi, Chikobee, and Cikobi, comes from a First Nations word meaning "where there are no islands". The Tanginan and Chicobi Hills are two prominent hills south-west of the lake, reaching an altitude of 441m (1,447feet).[4]

South of Lake Chicobi is the community of Guyenne (48.7781°N -78.4703°W), the territory's only population centre. It is named after the geographic township of Guyenne (proclaimed in 1916), in turn named for the Régiment de Guyenne that fought under General Montcalm's command.[5]

Demographics

Population:[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 71 (total dwellings: 81)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lac-Chicobi . Répertoire des municipalités . Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire . French . 2011-01-10.
  2. Web site: Lac-Chicobi census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2022-03-18.
  3. http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?minx=7069721.07344535&miny=1448457.48327731&maxx=7301653.84655459&maxy=1589633.95386554&LastImage=http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Output/GeoSearch2006_GEODEPOTFARM32272196353.gif&resolution=H&lang=E&switchTab=0 GeoSearch 2006
  4. Web site: Lac Chicobi . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2011-01-10 . French.
  5. Web site: Guyenne (canton) . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2011-01-10 . French.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census