Moffet | |
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 Entrance of Moffet | |
 Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
  Moffet Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates:47°33′N78°57′W / 47.550°N 78.950°W /47.550; -78.950[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1936 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandre Binette |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
• Total | 427.58 km2 (165.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 206 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  10.2% |
| • Dwellings | 179 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Moffet (French pronunciation:[mɔfɛt]) is amunicipality in northwesternQuebec,Canada, in theTémiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the2021 Canadian census.
As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers fromSaint-Zacharie in theBeauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), anOblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and foundedVille-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the firstforge 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 ofLatulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory.[5] Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 206 (+10.2% from 2016) | 187 (-4.6% from 2011) | 196 (-5.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi) | 343.0 km2 (132.4 sq mi) | 342.83 km2 (132.37 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 59.2 (M: 60.0, F: 54.0) | 56.9 (M: 58.4, F: 55.3) | 48.5 (M: 49.7, F: 46.5) |
| Private dwellings | 179 (total) 104 (occupied) | 197 (total) 95 (occupied) | 193 (total) 90 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $.n/a | $.n/a | $.n/a |
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