Guérin, Quebec

Guérin is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was named for James John Edmund Guerin.[4]

Guérin
Township municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Guérin
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 79°19′05″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
ConstitutedNovember 8, 1911
Named forJames John Edmund Guérin[1]
Government
 • MayorMaurice Laverdière
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
 • Total206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi)
 • Land190.59 km2 (73.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total305
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 3.4%
 • Dwellings
193
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2E0
Area code(s)819

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2006: 295 (2001 to 2006 population change: -1.7%)
  • Population in 2001: 300
  • Population in 1996: 297
  • Population in 1991: 274

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 193)

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 95.4%
  • English and French as first language: 4.6%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 27380 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Guérin". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  3. "Guérin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  4. Reference number 27380 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments
  6. "Guérin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-03.


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