Moffet | |
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Coordinates: 47°33′N 78°57′W / 47.550°N 78.950°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Témiscamingue |
Settled | 1936 |
Constituted | January 1, 1953 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexandre Binette |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
Area | |
• Total | 427.58 km2 (165.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
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• Total | 206 |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016–21) | 10.2% |
• Dwellings | 179 |
Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website |
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Moffet is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers from Saint-Zacharie in the Beauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), an Oblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and founded Ville-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the first forge two years later. In 1936, the Moffet Post Office opened, and the next year, the general store. [1] [4]
On January 1, 1953, the Municipality of Moffet was established out of parts of the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory. [5] Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné. [4]
2021 | |
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Population | 206 (+10.2% from 2016) |
Land area | 340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
Median age | 59.2 (M: 60.0, F: 54.0) |
Private dwellings | 179 (total) 104 (occupied) |
Median household income | $.n/a |
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Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada [9] |
Mother tongue (2021): [3]
List of former mayors: