Latulipe-et-Gaboury

Latulipe-et-Gaboury (French pronunciation: [latylip e ɡabuʁi]) is a united township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The only other remaining united township municipality in Quebec is Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.

Latulipe-et-Gaboury
United township municipality
Latulipe
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Latulipe-et-Gaboury Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°25′38″N 79°01′56″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1909
Constituted	November 18, 1924
Named after	Élie-Anicet Latulipe, Tancrède-Charles Gaboury[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Vincent Gingras
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][4]
• Total	300.00 km2 (115.83 sq mi)
• Land	270.11 km2 (104.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	320
• Density	1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.5%
• Dwellings	225
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2N0
Area code	819
Highways	R-382
Website	www.latulipeetgaboury.net

The only population centre in the united township is the village of Latulipe.^[5]

History

In 1909, the geographic township of Latulipe was proclaimed, named after Élie-Anicet Latulipe (1859-1922), first bishop of Haileybury. That same year, the first settlers arrived. And in 1919, the geographic township of Gaboury was proclaimed, named after Tancrède-Charles Gaboury (1851-1937). In November 1924, the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury was established.^[1]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.3 (55.9)	13.5 (56.3)	21.1 (70.0)	31.7 (89.1)	34.4 (93.9)	38.9 (102.0)	39.4 (102.9)	38.9 (102.0)	32.8 (91.0)	30 (86)	21.1 (70.0)	17.2 (63.0)	39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.5 (14.9)	−6.9 (19.6)	−0.5 (31.1)	7.9 (46.2)	16.2 (61.2)	21.4 (70.5)	24.2 (75.6)	22.5 (72.5)	16.7 (62.1)	9.9 (49.8)	1.4 (34.5)	−5.9 (21.4)	8.1 (46.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15 (5)	−12.7 (9.1)	−6.2 (20.8)	2.5 (36.5)	10.4 (50.7)	15.7 (60.3)	18.8 (65.8)	17.4 (63.3)	12.2 (54.0)	6 (43)	−1.9 (28.6)	−10.4 (13.3)	3.1 (37.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−11.9 (10.6)	−2.9 (26.8)	4.4 (39.9)	10 (50)	13.3 (55.9)	12.3 (54.1)	7.6 (45.7)	2.1 (35.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−14.9 (5.2)	−2 (28)
Record low °C (°F)	−43 (−45)	−43 (−45)	−37.8 (−36.0)	−24 (−11)	−10 (14)	−2.2 (28.0)	2 (36)	−1.7 (28.9)	−6.1 (21.0)	−13.3 (8.1)	−27.8 (−18.0)	−42.8 (−45.0)	−43 (−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	45.7 (1.80)	57.1 (2.25)	74.6 (2.94)	89.4 (3.52)	88.6 (3.49)	94.9 (3.74)	106.6 (4.20)	93.6 (3.69)	99.9 (3.93)	83.5 (3.29)	72 (2.8)	966.9 (38.07)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Latulipe-et-Gaboury had a population of 320 living in 159 of its 225 total private dwellings, a change of 8.5% from its 2016 population of 295. With a land area of 270.11 km² (104.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.2/km² (3.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Historical census populations – Latulipe-et-Gaboury

Year Pop. ±% 1931 423 —     1941 1,017 +140.4% 1951 1,215 +19.5% 1956 832 −31.5% 1961 844 +1.4% 1966 776 −8.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 606 −21.9% 1976 532 −12.2% 1981 470 −11.7% 1986 448 −4.7% 1991 366 −18.3% 1996 351 −4.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 357 +1.7% 2006 333 −6.7% 2011 304 −8.7% 2016 295 −3.0% 2021 320 +8.5%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[4][7]

Mother tongue (2021):^[4]

• English as first language: 1.6%
• French as first language: 98.4%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Sister cities

• Brocas les Forges (France)^[8]

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec