Moffet
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Moffet is located in Western Quebec
Moffet
Moffet
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 78°57′W / 47.550°N 78.950°W / 47.550; -78.950[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1936
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1953
Government
[2]
 • MayorAlexandre Binette
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total427.58 km2 (165.09 sq mi)
 • Land340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total206
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 10.2%
 • Dwellings
179
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2W0
Area code819
Websitewww.moffet.ca

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.

History

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]

Demographics

Canada census – Moffet, Quebec community profile
2021
Population206 (+10.2% from 2016)
Land area340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi)
Population density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age59.2 (M: 60.0, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings179 (total)  104 (occupied)
Median household income$.n/a
References: 2021[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Moffet, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1956 710—    
1961 741+4.4%
1966 697−5.9%
1971 526−24.5%
1976 379−27.9%
1981 321−15.3%
1986 254−20.9%
YearPop.±%
1991 246−3.1%
1996 226−8.1%
2001 234+3.5%
2006 208−11.1%
2011 196−5.8%
2016 187−4.6%
2021 206+10.2%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 7.1%
  • French as first language: 85.7%
  • English and French as first language: 2.4%
  • Other as first language: 2.4%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Michel Paquette (...–2013)
  • Eric Dubuque (2013–2017)
  • Alexandre Binette (2017–present)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 41681". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Moffet census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. 1 2 "Histoire". moffet.ca (in French). Municipalité de Moffet. 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Moffet (municipalité) 1.1.1953 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2006 Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011, 2016, 2021
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