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]
Population:[6]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 71 (total dwellings: 81)