Eastmain (Cree village municipality)

Eastmain is a Cree village municipality in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in northern Quebec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Cree village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

This article is about the Cree village municipality (Quebec). For the First Nation, see Eastmain (Cree Nation).
Eastmain
Cree village municipality
Eastmain
Coordinates (147, rue Shabow[1]): 52°11′N 78°10′W[2]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
RCMNone
ConstitutedJune 28, 1978
Government
 • chiefRusty Cheezo
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 • Total330.20 km2 (127.49 sq mi)
 • Land316.91 km2 (122.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1W0
Area code(s)819

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Eastmain.

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

References
  1. Geographic code 99045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  2. Reference number 178464 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  3. "(Code 2499045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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