Rivière-Nipissis, Quebec Explained

Rivière-Nipissis
Pushpin Map:Côte-Nord Region Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates:51.25°N -120°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1986
Area Total Km2:10574.82
Area Land Km2:9522.28
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:0.0
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: N/A
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:0
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Rivière-Nipissis is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality.

The eponymous Nipissis River is a left tributary of the Moisie River, with its source north of Lake Siamois. Nipissis, first identified as such in 1892 by surveyor Vincent, comes from the Innu language meaning "small body of water" or "small stream". In previous centuries, the river was also known as Little Saguenay and Moisie River East Branch.[1]

Demographics

As with neighboring territories Lac-Jerome and Petit-Mecatina, Rivière-Nipissis has been completely uninhabited since at least 1991.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivière Nipissis . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2009-08-03 . French.
  2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census