Pohénégamook

Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

Pohénégamook
Pohenegamook Lake
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Pohénégamook
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedNovember 3, 1973
Government
  MayorLouise Labonté
  Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
  Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
  Total349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi)
  Land340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi)
Population
  Total2,770
  Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
5.8%
  Dwellings
1,383
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 289
Websitewww.pohenegamook.net

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

As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down 5.1% from the last census in 2001.

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

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.

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