Lac-Chicobi, Quebec

Lac-Chicobi
Unorganized territory
Location within Abitibi RCM.
Lac-Chicobi Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°53′N 78°30′W / 48.883°N 78.500°WCoordinates: 48°53′N 78°30′W / 48.883°N 78.500°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government[2]
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	740.20 km^2 (285.79 sq mi)
• Land	722.14 km^2 (278.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	203
• Density	0.3/km^2 (0.8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	15.3%
• Dwellings	89
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0Y 1L0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes

Lac-Chicobi is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. The area consists of two non-contiguous portions on either side of the incorporated municipality of Berry.^[4]

The area had a population of 203 in the Canada 2011 Census, and a land area of 722.14 square kilometres.^[3]

The eponymous Lake Chicobi is roughly in the centre of the territory's western portion. It is fed by the Authier and Chicobi Rivers and drained by the Octave River, a tributary of the Harricana River. The lake's name, in the past also spelled as Chikobi, Chikobee, and Cikobi, comes from an Amerindian word meaning "where there are no islands". The Tanginan and Chicobi Hills are two prominent hills south-west of the lake, reaching an altitude of 441 metres (1,447 ft).^[5]

South of Lake Chicobi is the community of Guyenne (48°46′41″N 78°28′13″W / 48.77806°N 78.47028°W), the territory's only population centre. It is named after the geographic township of Guyenne (proclaimed in 1916), in turn named the Guyenne Regiment that fought under General Montcalm's command.^[6]

Demographics

Population:^[7]

• Population in 2011: 203 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.3%)
• Population in 2006: 176
• Population in 2001: 191
• Population in 1996: 227
• Population in 1991: 235

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 84 (total dwellings: 89)

References

1. Reference number 149737 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "Lac-Chicobi". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
3. "Lac-Chicobi census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
4. GeoSearch 2006
5. "Lac Chicobi" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
6. "Guyenne (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census