Rivière-Nipissis, Quebec

Rivière-Nipissis
Unorganized territory
Rivière-Nipissis

Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.

Coordinates: 51°15′N 65°55′W / 51.250°N 65.917°W / 51.250; -65.917Coordinates: 51°15′N 65°55′W / 51.250°N 65.917°W / 51.250; -65.917[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Sept-Rivières
Constituted January 1, 1986
Government[2]
 • Federal riding Manicouagan
 • Prov. riding Duplessis
Area[2][3]
 • Total 10,429.70 km2 (4,026.93 sq mi)
 • Land 9,914.04 km2 (3,827.83 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Steady N/A
 • Dwellings 1
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes

Rivière-Nipissis is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality.

The eponymous Nipissis River is a left tributary of the Moisie River, with its source north of Lake Siamois. Nipissis, first identified as such in 1892 by surveyor Vincent, comes from the Innu language meaning "small body of water" or "small stream". In previous centuries, the river was also known as Little Saguenay and Moisie River East Branch.[4]

Demographics

As with neighboring communities Lac-Jerome and Petit-Mecatina, Rivière-Nipissis has been completely uninhabited since at least 1991.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 149759 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Rivière-Nipissis". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "Rivière-Nipissis census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Rivière Nipissis" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Rivière-Mouchalagane Division No. 10, Subdivision D (NL)
Lac-Walker Lac-Jérôme
   Rivière-Nipissis  
Sept-Îles



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