Pohénégamook

Pohénégamook (French pronunciation: [pɔeneɡamok]; pop. 2481) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.

Pohénégamook
City
Pohenegamook Lake
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Pohénégamook Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Témiscouata
Constituted	November 3, 1973
Government [2]
• Mayor	Benoît Morin
• Federal riding	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi)
• Land	339.99 km2 (131.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,481
• Density	7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.9%
• Dwellings	1,393
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 1J0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-289
Website	www.pohenegamook.net

The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.

As of 2021, Pohénégamook had 2,481 people, down 3.9% from the last census in 2016.

The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.

History

Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pohénégamook had a population of 2,481 living in 1,171 of its 1,393 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 2,582. With a land area of 339.99 km² (131.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km² (18.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Historical Census Data - Pohénégamook, Quebec^[5]

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	3,627	—
1981	3,702	+2.1%
1986	3,526	−4.8%
1991	3,248	−7.9%
1996	3,259	+0.3%
2001	3,097	−5.0%
2006	2,940	−5.1%
2011	2,770	−5.8%
2016	2,585	−6.7%
2021	2,481	−4.0%

Attractions

Parc de la Frontière,^[6] located along the southern lakeshore of Lake Pohenegamook, straddles the U.S.-Canadian border. It features a historic marker^[7] and gives visitors the experience of visiting a park in two countries.

See also

• Lake Pohenegamook, a waterbody
• Boucanée River, a stream
• List of towns in Quebec