Escuminac, Quebec
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Escuminac
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Village de Pointe-a-la-Garde, comte Bonaventure - 1927.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Village of Pointe-à-la-Garde in 1927
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| flag_size = 120x80px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x80px
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| image_map = Escuminac Quebec location diagram.png
| map_caption = Location within Avignon RCM
| pushpin_map = Canada Eastern Quebec
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in eastern Quebec
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Quebec
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Gaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = Avignon
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 2nd half of 18th century
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = October 10, 1907
| government_footnotes = {{mamh |{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2024-04-10}}
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Robert Bruce Wafer
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Gaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Bonaventure
| area_footnotes = {{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}}|access-date=2024-04-10}}
| area_total_km2 = 108.93
| area_land_km2 = 108.70
| area_water_km2 =
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| population_total = 575
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2= 5.3
| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016-21)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 5.7%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 317
| population_note =
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = G0C 2M0
| area_code = 418 and 581
| blank_name = Highways
| blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|132}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
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Escuminac ({{IPA|fr|ɛskyminak}}) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Restigouche River.
In addition to Escuminac itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Escuminac Flats, Fleurant, and Pointe-à-la-Garde.
According to missionary Joseph-Étienne Guinard, Escuminac is a Mi'kmaq word meaning "here are small fruits", originally identifying a point of land jutting into the Restigouche River. But this translation has been disputed as fanciful. It has been spelled in various ways over time, including Semenac, Scamanac, Scaumenac, Escouminac, Scoumenac, and Scouminac.
History
File:Hotel et cabines de L.V. Cavanagh a Pointe-a-la-Garde - 1948.jpg
The area was first colonized by American Loyalist farmers and loggers.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=85781 |title=Escuminac (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French |accessdate=2012-01-04}}
In 1845, the Municipality of Shoolbred, which included the area now known as Nouvelle, was first incorporated. It was named after John Shoolbred, who was the first owner of the seignory granted there. In 1847, the municipality was abolished but re-established in 1855. From 1861 on, it was known as the Township Municipality of Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=44936 |title=Nouvelle (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2012-01-04 |language=French}}
In 1907, the township municipality was split into the Municipalities of Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred-Partie-Nord-Est (that became Nouvelle in 1953) and Nouvelle-et-Shoolbred-Partie-Sud-Ouest. This latter one was renamed to Escuminac in 1912.
Demographics
=Population=
{{Canada census
|location = Escuminac
|2021_population=575 | 2021_pop_delta=+5.7 | 2021_land_area=108.70 | 2021_pop_density=5.3
|2021_median_age=52.4 | 2021_median_age_m=52.4 | 2021_median_age_f=52.4
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=317 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=268 |2021_mean_hh_income=60,800
|2021_geocode=2021A00052406025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2016_population=544 | 2016_pop_delta=-7.5 | 2016_land_area=108.20 | 2016_pop_density=5.0
|2016_median_age=49.0 | 2016_median_age_m=47.3 | 2016_median_age_f=50.6
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=297 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=241 | 2016_mean_hh_income=49,280 | 2016_access_date=2024-04-10
|2011_population=588 |2011_pop_delta=-8.8 |2011_land_area=108.43 |2011_pop_density=5.4
|2011_median_age=46.1 |2011_median_age_m=45.7 |2011_median_age_f=46.6
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=326 |2011_mean_hh_income=.N/A |2011_access_date=2014-02-06
|2006_population=645 | 2006_pop_delta=+6.8 | 2006_land_area=108.43 | 2006_pop_density=5.9
|2006_median_age=44.1 | 2006_median_age_m=44.9 | 2006_median_age_f=43.4
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=382 | 2006_mean_hh_income=34,201 | 2006_access_date=2012-01-04
|2001_population=604 | 2001_pop_delta=-8.6 | 2001_land_area=108.43 | 2001_pop_density=5.6
|2001_median_age=40.8 | 2001_median_age_m=40.2 | 2001_median_age_f=41.1
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=346 | 2001_mean_hh_income=33,385 | 2001_access_date=2012-01-04
|notes= 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
}}
{{Historical populations
| title= Historical Census Data - Escuminac, Quebec
| percentages =
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 3
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
| 1911 |468
| 1921 |528
| 1931 |588
| 1941 |642
| 1951 |816
| 1956 |847
| 1961 |849
| 1966 |829
| 1971 |727
| 1976 |674
| 1981 |652
| 1986 |659
| 1991 |632
| 1996 |661
| 2001 |604
| 2006 |645
| 2011 |588
| 2016 |544
| 2021 |575
}}
=Language=
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Escuminac
| North = Nouvelle
| Northeast =
| East = Nouvelle
| Southeast = Restigouche River
{{flagicon|NB}} Dalhousie, New Brunswick
| South = Restigouche River
{{flagicon|NB}} Dalhousie Parish, New Brunswick
| Southwest =
| West = Pointe-à-la-Croix
| Northwest =
}}
{{Avignon RCM|state=expanded}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Incorporated places in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine