Lac-Walker, Quebec

Lac-Walker
Unorganized territory
Lake Walker
Lake Walker
Lac-Walker is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Lac-Walker
Lac-Walker
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 50°16′N 67°09′W / 50.267°N 67.150°W / 50.267; -67.150[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMSept-Rivières
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingCôte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
18,881.62 km2 (7,290.23 sq mi)
 • Land17,162.43 km2 (6,626.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
113
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.6%
 • Dwellings
59
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes

Lac-Walker is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up more than half of the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality.

The eponymous Lake Walker, named after Hovenden Walker, is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) long and has steep rock walls. It is located in the Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve, that offers many outdoor recreation activities.[4]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Lac-Walker, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 86—    
1991 88+2.3%
1996 128+45.5%
2001 104−18.8%
YearPop.±%
2006 128+23.1%
2011 102−20.3%
2016 108+5.9%
2021 113+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 50 (total dwellings: 59)[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149762". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 97904". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Lac-Walker census profile". 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  4. ^ "Lac Walker" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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