Hunter's Point
Indian settlement
Hunter's Point is located in Quebec
Hunter's Point
Hunter's Point
Coordinates: 47°00′N 78°48′W / 47.000°N 78.800°W / 47.000; -78.800[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Government
 • ChiefLisa Robinson (Wolf Lake First Nation)[3]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[4]
 • Land1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total5
 • Density3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (2016-2021)
Decrease50%
 • Dwellings
28
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Hunter's Point is an Indian settlement in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada.[1] It is geographically located within the territory of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Its population was 5 in the 2021 Canadian census.[4] In Algonquin, the place is known as Opacikoteak Ecitacikewapan, which means "village built on high mountains".[2]

The community, located on the shores of its namesake lake, is not in an Indian reserve. It is seasonally occupied by members of the Wolf Lake First Nation (registered population, 255)[3] who otherwise live in the Timiskaming and Kebaowek reserves.[2]

History

Originally the settlement was located 20 km (12 mi) south on Hunter Lake. This place was called Hunter's Lodge and had a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1846 on. The lake and the post were probably named after James S. Hunter, who was administrator of the post at that time.[2]

Around 1869, another member of the Hunter family, George, left Hunter's Lodge and moved to Hunter's Point. He managed to attract enough people to open a post office in 1886 (which closed in 1970). The popularity of the new site likely led to the closure of Hunter's Lodge trading post in 1890.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hunter's Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 278167". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Indigenous communities in Quebec". 15 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
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