Marsoui

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nameMarsoui
settlement_typeVillage municipality
image_skylineMarsoui.jpg
imagesize200px
image_captionChurch in Marsoui
flag_size120x80px
shield_size100x80px
image_mapMarsoui Quebec location diagram.png
map_captionLocation within La Haute-Gaspésie 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_name2Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3La Haute-Gaspésie
established_titleSettled
established_date1830s
established_title1Constituted
established_date1January 1, 1950
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameRenée Gasse
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Gaspé
area_footnotes
area_total_km2178.64
area_land_km2181.40
area_noteThere is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
population_footnotes
population_total289
population_as_of2021
population_density_km21.6
population_blank1_titlePop (2016-21)
population_blank15.1%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank2179
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
postal_code_typePostal code(s)
postal_codeG0E 1S0
area_codes418 and 581
blank_nameHighways
blank_info
website
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Marsoui () is a village municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada.

The name Marsoui is thought to originate from the Mi'kmaq word malseoui, meaning "flint" which is abundant in the area. However, another theory explains that it comes from the French word marsouin, the vernacular term for porpoise or beluga whale that used to be present in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in large numbers. Alternate spellings used over time were Marsouis, Marsoin, and Marsouins.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Autoneiges_-_Marsoui_Gaspesie.jpg" caption="Two [[snowcat]]s in front of Marsoui Hotel ca. 1949"] ::

While the beluga hunt and cod fishing was popular in this area during the late 17th century, it was not until 1836 that the first permanent settlers, the Henley family of Mont-Louis, arrived. They were followed by people from Jersey.

In 1890, the Mission of Sainte-Émélie-de-Marsoui was founded there, and 3 years later, the local post office opened. Subsistence fishing was the main economic activity until 1911. Then a small saw mill was built that started the transformation to a forestry-based economy. Over the following decades, several saw mills burnt down and were rebuilt.

During the Prohibition era in the United States, Marsoui was a favorite hideout for smugglers fleeing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In 1923, the villages of Marsoui and Rivière-à-la-Marthe separated from the municipality of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts to form the Township Municipality of Christie. In turn, Marsoui separated from this township in 1950 to be incorporated as a village municipality. Its first mayor was Alphonse Couturier, whose company had built a large saw mill in Marsoui in 1940.

From 1945 to 1954, a lead and zinc mine operated about 21 km southwest of Marsoui.

Demographics

Population

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marsoui had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 181.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Marsoui |2021_population=289 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.1 | 2021_land_area=181.40 | 2021_pop_density=1.6 |2021_median_age=62.4 | 2021_median_age_m=61.2 | 2021_median_age_f=62.8 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=179 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=149 |2021_mean_hh_income=50,400 |2021_geocode=2021A00052404025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=275 | 2016_pop_delta=-11.0 | 2016_land_area=181.75 | 2016_pop_density=1.5 |2016_median_age=57.2 | 2016_median_age_m=56.2 | 2016_median_age_f=57.7 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=182 |2016_mean_hh_income=48,768 | 2016_access_date=2022-07-13 |2011_population=309| 2011_pop_delta=-9.4 | 2011_land_area=183.63 | 2011_pop_density=1.7 |2011_median_age=55.2 | 2011_median_age_m=55.1 | 2011_median_age_f=55.3 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=177 | 2011_mean_hh_income=55,296 | 2011_access_date=2014-02-03 |2006_population=341 | 2006_pop_delta=-8.6 | 2006_land_area=183.63 | 2006_pop_density=1.9 |2006_median_age=49.6 | 2006_median_age_m=49.5 | 2006_median_age_f=49.7 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=162 | 2006_mean_hh_income=49,071 | 2006_access_date=2011-12-15 |2001_population=373 | 2001_pop_delta=-15.2 | 2001_land_area=183.63 | 2001_pop_density=2.0 |2001_median_age=45.7 | 2001_median_age_m=46.0 | 2001_median_age_f=44.9 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=165 | 2001_mean_hh_income=41,091 | 2001_access_date=2011-12-15 |notes=

| title= Historical Census Data - Marsoui, Quebec | percentages = | shading = off | align = none | cols = 2 | footnote = | source = Statistics Canada | 1951 |621 | 1956 |710 | 1961 |724 | 1966 |656 | 1971 |600 | 1976 |541 | 1981 |529 | 1986 |523 | 1991 |475 | 1996 |440 | 2001 |373 | 2006 |341 | 2011 |309 | 2016 |275 | 2021 |289

Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue – Marsoui, QuebecCensusTotalYearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2855.6%100.0%00.0%0.0%00.0%0.0%0
27011.5%98.2%00.0%0.0%00.0%0.0%5
30510.3%98.4%00.0%0.0%00.0%0.0%0
3408.1%100.0%00.0%0.0%00.0%0.0%0
37014.9%100.0%0100.0%0.0%00.0%0.0%0
435n/a97.8%10n/a2.2%0n/a0.0%0
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Economy

The primary industry of Marsoui is forestry. The Bois Marsoui GDS mill supports 60% of its population. There is also a small tourism industry, including 2 commercial sugar houses. Other businesses provide local commercial and public services.

Government

List of former mayors:

  • Alphonse Couturier (1950–1961)
  • Oscar Couturier (1961–1971)
  • Daniel Goupil (1971–1973)
  • Ghislain Deschênes (1973–2001, 2003–2005, 2017–2021)
  • Clément Gagné (2001–2003)
  • Jovette Gasse (2005–2013)
  • Dario Jean (2013–2017)
  • Renée Gasse (2021–present)

References

References

  1. {{mamrot. {{#property:P3856
  2. {{SCref. (2021)
  3. "Marsoui (Municipalité de village)". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. "Economie, historique". Municipalité de Marsoui.
  5. "Municipalité, historique". Municipalité de Marsoui.
  6. (July 1973). "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Statistics Canada.
  7. [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]] census
  8. "Municipalité de Marsoui". MRC de La Haute-Gaspésie.
  9. "Marsoui". Gaspésie et des Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
  10. "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Marsoui (village) 1.1.1950 - ...". Institut généalogique Drouin.

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