Latulipe-et-Gaboury
United township municipality
Latulipe
Latulipe
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Latulipe-et-Gaboury is located in Western Quebec
Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°25′38″N 79°01′56″W / 47.42722°N 79.03222°W / 47.42722; -79.03222[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1909
ConstitutedNovember 18, 1924
Named forÉlie-Anicet Latulipe, Tancrède-Charles Gaboury[1]
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorVincent Gingras
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][4]
 • Total300.00 km2 (115.83 sq mi)
 • Land270.11 km2 (104.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total320
 • Density1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 8.5%
 • Dwellings
225
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2N0
Area code819
Websitewww.latulipeetgaboury.net

Latulipe-et-Gaboury is a united township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The only other remaining united township municipality in Quebec is Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.

The only population centre in the united township is the village of Latulipe.[5]

History

In 1909, the geographic township of Latulipe was proclaimed, named after Élie-Anicet Latulipe (1859-1922), first bishop of Haileybury. That same year, the first settlers arrived. And in 1919, the geographic township of Gaboury was proclaimed, named after Tancrède-Charles Gaboury (1851-1937). In November 1924, the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury was established.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Latulipe-et-Gaboury had a population of 320 living in 159 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of 8.5% from its 2016 population of 295. With a land area of 270.11 km2 (104.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Historical census populations – Latulipe-et-Gaboury
YearPop.±%
1921 283—    
1931 423+49.5%
1941 1,017+140.4%
1951 1,215+19.5%
1956 832−31.5%
1961 844+1.4%
YearPop.±%
1966 776−8.1%
1971 606−21.9%
1976 532−12.2%
1981 470−11.7%
1986 448−4.7%
1991 366−18.3%
YearPop.±%
1996 351−4.1%
2001 357+1.7%
2006 333−6.7%
2011 304−8.7%
2016 295−3.0%
2021 320+8.5%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[4][6]

Mother tongue (2021):[4]

  • English as first language: 1.6 %
  • French as first language: 98.4 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 0 %

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34616". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ↑ Tanya Neveu (20 December 2021). "Latulipe-et-Gaboury pourvoit son poste de maire". ICI.Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Radio-Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Latulipe-et-Gaboury census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Latulipe (village)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  7. ↑ "Municipalite". latulipeetgaboury.net (in French). Municipalité de cantons unis de Latulipe-et-Gaboury. 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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