Pohénégamook

Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

Pohénégamook
City
Pohenegamook Lake
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Pohénégamook
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedNovember 3, 1973
Government
[2]
 • MayorLouise Labonté
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi)
 • Land340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,770
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 5.8%
 • Dwellings
1,383
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 289
Websitewww.pohenegamook.net

The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.

As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down 5.1% from the last census in 2001.

The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.

History

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

Recreation

Parc de la Frontière[4] along the southern lakeshore of Lake Pohenegamook straddles the U.S./Canadian border and features a historic marker[5] and gives visitors the unique experience of a park in two countries.

See also

References
  1. Reference number 50039 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 13095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2413095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Parc de la Frontière - Pohénégamook | Regional parks - Bas-Saint-Laurent".
  5. "Le Pont International / The International Bridge Historical Marker".


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