Waskaganish (Cree village municipality) explained

Waskaganish
Native Name:ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ
Wâskâhîkaniš
Settlement Type:Cree village municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Mapsize:197
Coordinates:51.2°N -124°W
Coor Pinpoint:70, rue Waskaganish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Nord-du-Québec
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:None
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:June 28, 1978
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Darlene Cheechoo
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Ungava
Area Total Km2:294.30
Area Land Km2:277.76
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:0.0
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2006–11)
Population Blank1:N/A
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:0
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J0M 1R0
Area Code:819

Waskaganish (Cree: ᐙᔅᑳᐦᐄᑲᓂᔥ/Wâskâhîkaniš, Little House; in French pronounced as /waskaɡaniʃ/) is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Waskaganish. The village and reserve are home to The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation.

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2016 census, 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waskaganish had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, no change from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 274.22km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 28, 2022.