Hunter's Point, Quebec

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Hunter's Point
Indian settlement
Hunter's Point is located in Quebec
Hunter's Point
Hunter's Point
Coordinates: 47°00′N 78°48′W / 47.000°N 78.800°W / 47.000; -78.800[1]Coordinates: 47°00′N 78°48′W / 47.000°N 78.800°W / 47.000; -78.800[1][2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Government
 • ChiefLisa Robinson (Wolf Lake First Nation)[3]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[4]
 • Land1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total10
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change (2011-2016)
Decrease63.0%
 • Dwellings
32
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)

Hunter's Point is an Indian settlement in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada.[1] It is geographically located within the territory of Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. Its population was 10 in the 2016 Canadian census.[4] In Algonquin, the place is known as Opacikoteak Ecitacikewapan, which means "village built on high mountains".[2]

The community, located on the shores of its namesake lake, is not in an Indian reserve. It is seasonally occupied by members of the Wolf Lake First Nation (registered population, 247)[3] who otherwise live in the Timiskaming and Kebaowek reserves.[2]

History[]

Originally the settlement was located 20 km (12 mi) south on Hunter Lake. This place was called Hunter's Lodge and had a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1846 on. The lake and the post were probably named after James S. Hunter, who was administrator of the post at that time.[2]

Around 1869, another member of the Hunter family, George, left Hunter's Lodge and moved to Hunter's Point. He managed to attract enough people to open a post office in 1886 (which closed in 1970). The popularity of the new site likely led to the closure of Hunter's Lodge trading post in 1890.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hunter's Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b c d e Reference number 278167 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  3. ^ a b First Nation details for the Wolf Lake First Nations at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "(Code 2485803) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.

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