Waskaganish (Cree village municipality)

Waskaganish 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: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

This article is about the Cree village. For the First Nation, see The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation.

Waskaganish
Cree village municipality
Waskaganish
Coordinates (70, rue Waskaganish[1]): 51°12′N 78°46′W[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Nord-du-Québec
RCM	None
Constituted	June 28, 1978
Government [1]
• Mayor	Darlene Cheechoo
• Prov. riding	Ungava
Area [1][3]
• Total	294.30 km^2 (113.63 sq mi)
• Land	277.76 km^2 (107.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	N/A
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0M 1R0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.waskaganish.ca

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Waskaganish. The village and reserve are home to The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation.

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 2016 census, 2011 census, the 2006 census, and earlier censuses.

References

1. Geographic code 99035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
2. Reference number 336217 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
3. "(Code 2499035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.