Guérin, Quebec

Guérin is a township municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It was named for James John Edmund Guerin.[4]

Guérin
Township municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM.
Guérin Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°39′32″N 79°19′05″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Constituted	November 8, 1911
Named for	James John Edmund Guérin[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Maurice Laverdière
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	206.70 km^2 (79.81 sq mi)
• Land	190.59 km^2 (73.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	305
• Density	1.6/km^2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	3.4%
• Dwellings	193
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2E0
Area code(s)	819

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2006: 295 (2001 to 2006 population change: -1.7%)
• Population in 2001: 300
• Population in 1996: 297
• Population in 1991: 274

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 193)

Mother tongue:[6]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 95.4%
• English and French as first language: 4.6%
• Other as first language: 0%

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 27380 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. "Guérin". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
3. "Guérin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
4. Reference number 27380 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census, and Population and dwelling count amendments
6. "Guérin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-03.