Pohénégamook Explained

Pohénégamook
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:47.4667°N -82°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bas-Saint-Laurent
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Témiscouata
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:November 3, 1973
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Benoît Morin
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Rimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area Total Km2:349.40
Area Land Km2:339.99
Population Total:2481
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:7.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 3.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1393
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0L 1J0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.

As of 2021, Pohénégamook had 2,481 people, down 3.9% from the last census in 2006.

The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.

History

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pohénégamook had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 339.99km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Attractions

Parc de la Frontière,[2] located along the southern lakeshore of Lake Pohenegamook, straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. It features a historic marker[3] and gives visitors the experience of visiting a park in two countries.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Parc de la Frontière - Pohénégamook | Regional parks - Bas-Saint-Laurent.
  3. Web site: Le Pont International / The International Bridge Historical Marker.