Timiskaming | |
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  Timiskaming | |
| Coordinates:47°38′N79°28′W / 47.633°N 79.467°W /47.633; -79.467 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Regional county | None |
| Formed | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Vicky Chief |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.20 km2 (7.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 541 |
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  0.4% |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | J0Z 3B0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | [1] |
Timiskaming (former official designationTimiskaming 19) is aFirst Nationsreserve in theAbitibi-Témiscamingue region ofQuebec, Canada, just north of the head ofLake Timiskaming. It belongs to the Timiskaming First Nation, anAlgonquin band.[3] It is geographically within theTémiscamingue Regional County Municipality but administratively not part of it.
In 1853, following the proposed distribution byCommissioner of Crown Lands,John Rolph, the Governor General in Council,Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, assigned the Nipissing, Algonquin, andOttawa Indians of the Timiscaming region a reserve of 38,400 acres (15,500 ha), located along theOttawa River, and originally known as Temiscamingue Reserve. But piece-by-piece, the reserve was reduced in size when the Indians ceded lots back to the government in 1897, 1898, every year from 1905 to 1917, 1939, 1953, and 1955. But many of these surrenders are now being disputed.[4]
On October 23, 1999, the Quebec government officially recognized a name change from Timiscaming to Timiskaming.[5] On July 30, 2002, theDepartment of Indian Affairs recognized that the reserve's name was changed to Timiskaming.[4]
As of May 2022, the registered population of the Timiskaming First Nation is 2,519 members, of whom 648 live on the Timiskaming reserve and 1,871 live off reserve.[6]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 541 (0.4% from 2016) | 539 (-0.2% from 2011) | 540 (6.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi) | 18.48 km2 (7.14 sq mi) | 18.19 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Population density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) | 29.2/km2 (76/sq mi) | 29.7/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Median age | 36.0 (M: 35.2, F: 39.2) | 32.9 (M: 32.6, F: 33.3) | 28.8 (M: 28.8, F: 28.0) |
| Private dwellings | 208 (total) | 194 (total) | 191 (total) |
| Median household income | $52,400 | $41,472 | $37,632 |
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The reserve's economy is tied to the adjacent town ofNotre-Dame-du-Nord and mostly based on logging, farming, construction, and tourism. There are about 15 enterprises on the reserve.[3] The Timiskaming First Nation administration employs about 70 persons.
There is one school on the reserve: Kiwetin School, providing pre-Kindergarten to grade 8. It had an enrolment of 65 students in 2008-2009.[3]
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