Kataskomiq is an Indian reserve listed by the Canadian Geographical Names Database.[1] The reserve belongs to the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Viger) First Nation, Maliseet people. It is not listed by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada[5] or the last two Canadian census.[4][6] It is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, geographically located within the territory of Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality but is not legally part of it. Its population was 0 in the 2006 Canadian census and does not appear in either the 2011 or 2016 Canadian Census.[2][4][6][7] Before 2021 it was known as Whitworth.[8]
Kataskomiq | |
|---|---|
 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
  Kataskomiq Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′06″N 69°16′19″W / 47.70167°N 69.27194°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | unspecified |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Whitworth 21". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 82096". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 12802". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Kataskomiq (Code 2412802) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Search by Reserve/Settlement/Village
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data, Quebec". February 7, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Kataskomiq (Code 2412802) Community Profiles". 2006 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Modifications aux Municipalités depuis le 1er Janvier 1991 (PDF), Government of Quebec, retrieved August 14, 2023
External links
edit- Native nations communities of Québec (Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones du Québec)