Escuminac, Quebec

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FieldValue
nameEscuminac
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineEscuminac, Quebec, Canada.jpg
image_captionSkyline of Escuminac⁩ Flats
flag_size120x80px
shield_size100x80px
image_mapEscuminac Quebec location diagram.png
map_captionLocation within Avignon RCM
pushpin_mapCanada Eastern Quebec
pushpin_map_captionLocation in eastern Quebec
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Quebec
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2[Gaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine](gaspesie-iles-de-la-madeleine)
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3Avignon
established_titleSettled
established_date2nd half of 18th century
established_title1Constituted
established_date1October 10, 1907
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameRobert Bruce Wafer
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Bonaventure
area_footnotes
area_total_km2108.93
area_land_km2108.70
population_footnotes
population_total575
population_as_of2021
population_density_km25.3
population_blank1_titlePop (2016-21)
population_blank15.7%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank2317
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_codeG0C 2M0
area_codes418 and 581
blank_nameHighways
blank_info
website
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Escuminac () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Restigouche River.

In addition to Escuminac itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Escuminac Flats, Fleurant, and Pointe-à-la-Garde.

According to missionary Joseph-Étienne Guinard, Escuminac is a Mi'kmaq word meaning "here are small fruits", originally identifying a point of land jutting into the Restigouche River. But this translation has been disputed as fanciful. It has been spelled in various ways over time, including Semenac, Scamanac, Scaumenac, Escouminac, Scoumenac, and Scouminac.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Village_de_Pointe-a-la-Garde,comte_Bonaventure-_1927.jpg" caption="Village of Pointe-à-la-Garde, Bonaventure County, 1927"] ::

The area was first colonized by American Loyalist farmers and loggers.

In 1845, the Municipality of Shoolbred, which included the area now known as Nouvelle, was first incorporated. It was named after John Shoolbred, who was the first owner of the seignory granted there. In 1847, the municipality was abolished but re-established in 1855. From 1861 on, it was known as the Township Municipality of Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred.

In 1907, the township municipality was split into the Municipalities of Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred-Partie-Nord-Est (that became Nouvelle in 1953) and Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred-Partie-Sud-Ouest. This latter one was renamed to Escuminac in 1912.

Demographics

Population

|location = Escuminac |2021_population=575 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.7 | 2021_land_area=108.70 | 2021_pop_density=5.3 |2021_median_age=52.4 | 2021_median_age_m=52.4 | 2021_median_age_f=52.4 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=317 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=268 |2021_mean_hh_income=60,800 |2021_geocode=2021A00052406025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2016_population=544 | 2016_pop_delta=-7.5 | 2016_land_area=108.20 | 2016_pop_density=5.0 |2016_median_age=49.0 | 2016_median_age_m=47.3 | 2016_median_age_f=50.6 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=297 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=241 | 2016_mean_hh_income=49,280 | 2016_access_date=2024-04-10 |2011_population=588 |2011_pop_delta=-8.8 |2011_land_area=108.43 |2011_pop_density=5.4 |2011_median_age=46.1 |2011_median_age_m=45.7 |2011_median_age_f=46.6 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=326 |2011_mean_hh_income=.N/A |2011_access_date=2014-02-06 |2006_population=645 | 2006_pop_delta=+6.8 | 2006_land_area=108.43 | 2006_pop_density=5.9 |2006_median_age=44.1 | 2006_median_age_m=44.9 | 2006_median_age_f=43.4 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=382 | 2006_mean_hh_income=34,201 | 2006_access_date=2012-01-04 |2001_population=604 | 2001_pop_delta=-8.6 | 2001_land_area=108.43 | 2001_pop_density=5.6 |2001_median_age=40.8 | 2001_median_age_m=40.2 | 2001_median_age_f=41.1 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=346 | 2001_mean_hh_income=33,385 | 2001_access_date=2012-01-04 |notes= 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.

| title= Historical Census Data - Escuminac, Quebec | percentages = | shading = off | align = none | cols = 3 |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada | 1911 |468 | 1921 |528 | 1931 |588 | 1941 |642 | 1951 |816 | 1956 |847 | 1961 |849 | 1966 |829 | 1971 |727 | 1976 |674 | 1981 |652 | 1986 |659 | 1991 |632 | 1996 |661 | 2001 |604 | 2006 |645 | 2011 |588 | 2016 |544 | 2021 |575

Language

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 23.5%
  • French as first language: 74.8%
  • English and French as first language: 2.6%
  • Other as first language: 0%

References

References

  1. {{mamh. {{#property:P3856
  2. (2021)
  3. "Escuminac (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. "Nouvelle (Municipalité)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  5. [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]] census

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