Aguanish, Quebec

Aguanish is a municipality and village in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Aguanish
Municipality
Aguanish
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMMinganie
Settled1849
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1957
Government
 • MayorRichard Noël
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Total680.61 km2 (262.78 sq mi)
 • Land548.40 km2 (211.74 sq mi)
Population
 • Total245
 • Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2016
 11.9%
 • Dwellings
148
Time zoneUTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0G 1A0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138

In addition to Aguanish itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Michon, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the east along Route 138. Economic activity primarily centers on crab and salmon fishing.[5]

The place is named after the Goynish or Aguanus River, that flows through and drains into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence right at the village. This word of Innu origin came from aguanus, in turn from akwanich, from the roots akwan (shelter) and ich (small). It has undergone many different spellings, including: Goines (17th century); Guanis, Goinis (1744 map by Bellin); Goynish (1776 map by Carver); Agwanus, Aguanus or Agouanus (maps of the 19th century).[1]

History

For a few years in the 1830s, the Hudson's Bay Company operated the Nabisipi trading post at the mouth of the Nabisipi River (just west of the current town site).

The first European inhabitants, fishermen from the Magdalen Islands, settled in the area circa 1849. They were joined in 1875 by people from Kégashka (today Kegaska) and from Nabisipi River. The place was incorporated as a municipality in 1957.[1]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Aguanish, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 278 (-8.3% from 2006) 303 (-11.7% from 2001)
Land area: 600.61 km2 (231.90 sq mi) 600.61 km2 (231.90 sq mi)
Population density: 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age: 49.7 (M: 51.4, F: 48.3) 45.5 (M: 47.5, F: 42.6)
Total private dwellings: 145 140
Median household income: $.N/A $46,778
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Aguanish, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 402—    
1996 380−5.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 343−9.7%
2006 303−11.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 278−8.3%

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Aguanish, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
280
 275 5.2% 98.21% 5 n/a% 1.79% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 100.0% 0.00%
2006
300
 290 13.4% 96.67% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 10 n/a% 3.33%
2001
335
 335 10.7% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
1996
375
 375 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References
  1. "Aguanish (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  2. Geographic code 98030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2498030) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Aguanish" (in French). GrandQuebec.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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