Lac-Walker, Quebec

Lac-Walker
Unorganized territory

Lac Walker
Lac-Walker

Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec.

Coordinates: 50°16′N 67°09′W / 50.267°N 67.150°W / 50.267; -67.150Coordinates: 50°16′N 67°09′W / 50.267°N 67.150°W / 50.267; -67.150[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
RCM Sept-Rivières
Constituted January 1, 1986
Government[2]
  Federal riding Manicouagan
  Prov. riding Duplessis
Area[2][3]
  Total 18,648.10 km2 (7,200.07 sq mi)
  Land 17,683.30 km2 (6,827.56 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 102
  Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 20.3%
  Dwellings 59
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes

Lac-Walker is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up more than half of the Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality.

The eponymous Lac Walker, named after Hovenden Walker, is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) long and has steep rock walls. It is located in the Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve, that offers many outdoor recreation activities.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 44 (total dwellings: 59)

See also

References

  1. Reference number 149762 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 "Lac-Walker". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "Lac-Walker census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  4. "Lac Walker" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census




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