Aguanish, Quebec

Aguanish
Aguanish
Municipality
	Aguanish Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
	Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′W / 50.217°N 62.083°W / 50.217; -62.083
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Minganie
Settled	1849
Constituted	January 1, 1957
Government
• Mayor	Léonard Labrie
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	Duplessis
Area
• Total	680.61 km2 (262.78 sq mi)
• Land	532.04 km2 (205.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	224
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.6%
• Dwellings	152
Time zone	UTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0G 1A0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
Website	www.aguanish.org

Aguanish is a municipality and village in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

In addition to Aguanish itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Michon, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the east along Route 138. Economic activity primarily centers on crab and salmon fishing.^[5]

The place is named after the Goynish or Aguanus River, that flows through and drains into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence right at the village. This word of Innu origin came from aguanus, in turn from akwanich, from the roots akwan (shelter) and ich (small). It has undergone many different spellings, including: Goines (17th century); Guanis, Goinis (1744 map by Bellin); Goynish (1776 map by Carver); Agwanus, Aguanus or Agouanus (maps of the 19th century).^[1]

History

In 1831, the Hudson's Bay Company opened the Nabisipi trading post (also spelled Nabaysepie, Nabaysippi, or Nabaysipieat) the mouth of the Nabisipi River (just west of the current town site). After a brief closure, it was reopened in 1832, and operated until circa 1860.^[6]

The first European inhabitants, fishermen from the Magdalen Islands, settled in the area circa 1849. They were joined in 1875 by people from Kégashka (today Kegaska) and from Nabisipi River. The place was incorporated as a municipality in 1957.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Aguanish community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	224 (-8.6% from 2016)	245 (-11.9% from 2011)	278 (-8.3% from 2006)
Land area	532.04 km² (205.42 sq mi)	586.40 km² (226.41 sq mi)	600.61 km² (231.90 sq mi)
Population density	0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi)	0.4/km² (1.0/sq mi)	0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi)
Median age	59.6 (M: 59.6, F: 59.6)	54.1 (M: 56.0, F: 52.8)	49.7 (M: 51.4, F: 48.3)
Private dwellings	152 (total) 119 (occupied)	148 (total)	145 (total)
Median household income	$N/A	$55,936	$N/A

Notes: 2021 and 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10]^[11]

Historical Census Data - Aguanish, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	560	—
1966	638	+13.9%
1971	550	−13.8%
1976	530	−3.6%
1981	487	−8.1%
1986	408	−16.2%
1991	402	−1.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	380	−5.5%
2001	343	−9.7%
2006	303	−11.7%
2011	278	−8.3%
2016	245	−11.9%
2021	224	−8.6%

Source: Statistics Canada^[12]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Aguanish, Quebec^[12]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2016	245	240	12.7%	98.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	5	n/a%	2.0%
2011	280	275	5.2%	98.2%	5	n/a%	1.8%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%
2006	300	290	13.4%	96.7%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	10	n/a%	3.3%
2001	335	335	10.7%	100.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%
1996	375	375	n/a	100.0%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%

References

^ a b c "Aguanish (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ a b "Aguanish, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Aguanish" (in French). GrandQuebec.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
^ "Hudson's Bay Company: Nabisipi". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[toponymie-1] "Aguanish (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-13.

[mamrot-2] "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.

[cp-3] "Aguanish, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[4] National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Aguanish" (in French). GrandQuebec.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.

[keystone-6] "Hudson's Bay Company: Nabisipi". pam.minisisinc.com. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[cp2021-7] "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.

[cp2016-8] "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[cp2011-9] "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

[cp2006-10] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.

[cp2001-11] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

[scpast-12] 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census