Kiamika
Municipality
Motto: 
Quel coup de cœur!
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Kiamika is located in Central Quebec
Kiamika
Kiamika
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°25′N 75°23′W / 46.417°N 75.383°W / 46.417; -75.383[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMAntoine-Labelle
Settled1860s
ConstitutedJanuary 3, 1898
Government
[2]
 • MayorMichel Dion
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total362.94 km2 (140.13 sq mi)
 • Land337.53 km2 (130.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total790
 • Density2.3/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop. 2016-2021
Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings
508
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0W 1G0
Area code819
Highways R-311
Websitewww.kiamika.ca

Kiamika is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

Joseph Montferrand (1802-1864), a logger of imposing stature and extraordinary physical strength, was from Kiamika.[1]

Etymology

The municipality is named after the Kiamika River, which flows through its territory and is a tributary of the Lièvre River. This name, mentioned by Stanislas Drapeau as Kiamica and appearing on a map of Quebec by Eugène Taché from 1870, comes from the Algonquin word kickiamika meaning "steep cut below the water", from kicki (steep cut) and amick (below the water).[1]

However, an alternate meaning may be "deep and quiet river", from the roots kiam (deep) and ka (quiet).[1][4]

History

In 1883, the Colonization Society of Montarville was founded and took possession of the area in 1884. On the banks of the Lièvre River, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Val-Barrette, settlers established the mission of Saint-Gérard-de-Kiamika, also called Saint-Gérard-de-Montarville. A year later its post office opened. In 1890, the Kiamika Township was proclaimed.[1]

In 1898, the Township Municipality of Kiamika was formed. In 1920, the mission received its status as a parish. In 1994, the township municipality changed its statutes to become a regular municipality.[1]

Main street (Rue Principale) in Kiamika

Demographics

Canada census – Kiamika community profile
20212016
Population790 (+4.4% from 2016)757 (-1.9% from 2011)
Land area337.53 km2 (130.32 sq mi)339.92 km2 (131.24 sq mi)
Population density2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Median age57.6 (M: 58.0, F: 57.2)53.9 (M: 54.0, F: 53.9)
Private dwellings508 (total)  391 (occupied)508 (total) 
Median household income$58,800$51,712
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Kiamika, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 504—    
1981 571+13.3%
1986 591+3.5%
1991 636+7.6%
1996 722+13.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 716−0.8%
2006 779+8.8%
2011 772−0.9%
2016 757−1.9%
2021 790+4.4%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 391 (total dwellings: 508)[3]

Mother tongue:[9]

  • English as first language: 15
  • French as first language: 750
  • English and French as first language: 0
  • Other as first language: 0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Kiamika (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 79025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kiamika, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Notre histoire" (in French). Municipalité de kiamika. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". 8 February 2012.
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