Kiamika, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°25′N 75°23′W / 46.417°N 75.383°W / 46.417; -75.383^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionLaurentidesRCMAntoine-LabelleSettled1860sConstitutedJanuary 3, 1898Government

^[2]

• MayorMichel Dion • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle • Prov. ridingLabelleArea

^[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

4.4% • Dwellings

508Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0W 1G0

Area code819Highways

R-311Websitewww.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]

Demographics

Canada census – Kiamika community profile

	2021	2016
Population	790 (+4.4% from 2016)	757 (-1.9% from 2011)
Land area	337.53 km² (130.32 sq mi)	339.92 km² (131.24 sq mi)
Population density	2.3/km² (6.0/sq mi)	2.2/km² (5.7/sq mi)
Median age	57.6 (M: 58.0, F: 57.2)	53.9 (M: 54.0, F: 53.9)
Private dwellings	508 (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

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	504	—
1981	571	+13.3%
1986	591	+3.5%
1991	636	+7.6%
1996	722	+13.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
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

References

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