Packington
Parish municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Packington is located in Eastern Quebec
Packington
Packington
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°W / 47.483; -68.783[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1925
Named forJohn Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorEmilien Beaulieu
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi)
 • Land118.75 km2 (45.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total578
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.1%
 • Dwellings
419
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.packington.org

Packington is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Packington had a population of 578 living in 273 of its 419 total private dwellings, a change of -4.1% from its 2016 population of 603. With a land area of 118.75 km2 (45.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.9/km2 (12.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72495". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Packington, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.


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