Lac-Nilgaut

Lac-Nilgaut is a large unorganized territory in the Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada. With a surface area of 9,851 km² (3,803 sq mi), it makes up over 70% of the northern portion of Pontiac Regional County Municipality.

Lac-Nilgaut
Unorganized territory
Location within Pontiac RCM
Lac-Nilgaut Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°36′N 77°15′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
• Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area [2][3]
• Total	9,875.70 km2 (3,813.03 sq mi)
• Land	8,966.53 km2 (3,462.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	5
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code	J0X

The eponymous Lake Nilgaut is located roughly in the centre of the territory, at an altitude of over 300 metres (980 ft). This 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long lake is named after the nilgai (French: nilgaut), the largest Asian antelope and only found on the Indian subcontinent. The name was officially introduced in 1935, but it is unknown why this term was chosen to replace the original name Lac à l'Orignal (Moose Lake).^[4]

Lake Nilgaut drains via the Nilgaut creek into the Noire River,^[4] a major river that, together with the Coulonge River, bisects the territory.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Lac-Nilgaut, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 1 —     1996 0 −100.0% 2001 10 —     2006 20 +100.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 0 −100.0% 2016 5 —     2021 5 +0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Aerial view from the northeast of Lac Usborne, Lac-Nilgaut, Quebec, with Lac à la Truite in the far background

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec