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Macamic
City
Motto(s): Vois juste, probité engendre honneur ("Do right, integrity begets honour")
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
MacamicLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°00′W / 48.750°N 79.000°W / 48.750; -79.000
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1913
Constituted	March 6, 2002
Government
• Mayor	Tony Boudreau
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area
• Total	240.62 km (92.90 sq mi)
• Land	202.05 km (78.01 sq mi)
• Urban	2.00 km (0.77 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,744
• Density	13.5/km (35/sq mi)
• Urban	1,352
• Urban density	676.0/km (1,751/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-2021)	0.3%
• Dwellings	1,188
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2S0
Area code	819
Highways	R-101 R-111 R-393
Website	www.villemacamic.qc.ca

Macamic (French pronunciation: [makamik]) is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202 km² and had a population of 2,744 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is located on the shores of the namesake Lake Macamic.

In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Colombourg.

History

Colonization began at the time when the National Transcontinental Railway running through the Abitibi region was completed. The first pioneers, arriving circa 1913, were originally from Saint-Ignace-du-Lac, Pierreville, Stanfold, Nicolet, and Shawinigan. They settled south of Lake Macamic and the new settlement took the lake's name, often written also as Makamik. In the Algonquin language, the name Makamik means "limping beaver", from makis (crippled or disabled) and amik (beaver).

In 1914, Makamik had 100 residents. In 1915, the year the post office opened, it had grown to 300, and the following year, when the Parish of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste-de-Macamic was formed, there were 500 persons. By 1918, the population had jumped to 1750 and the area was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of Royal-Roussillon-et-Poularies, named after the Royal-Roussillon Regiment of Montcalm's army and after lieutenant-colonel François-Médard de Poularies, commander of this regiment.

In 1919, the village itself separated from the united township and was incorporated as Village Municipality of Macamic, having a population of 2300 persons by 1920. In 1924, Poularies Township also separated from Royal-Roussillon-et-Poularies, which became the Parish Municipality of Royal-Roussillon-de-Macamic in 1952, and officially shortened to just Macamic in 1961.

In 1955, the Village Municipality of Macamic changed its status to town (ville), and was regrouped with the Parish Municipality of Macamic on June 13, 2001, to form the new Town of Macamic. On March 2, 2002, the Municipality of Colombourg (incorporated in 1926) was merged into Macamic.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macamic had a population of 2,744 living in 1,142 of its 1,188 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 2,751. With a land area of 202.05 km (78.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.6/km (35.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Macamic, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		2,680		2,650	1.5%	98.9%		15	0.0%	0.6%		5	50.0%	0.2%		10	100.0%	0.4%
2016		2,645		2,610	1.4%	98.7%		15	50.0%	0.6%		10	100.0%	0.4%		5	50.0%	0.2%
2011		2,600		2,575	1.6%	99.0%		10	n/a%	0.4%		5	50.0%	0.2%		10	n/a%	0.4%
2006		2,550		2,535	5.5%	99.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%		10	n/a%	0.4%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		1,375		1,380	7.7%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		1,500		1,495	n/a	99.7%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2024):

• Mayor: Tony Boudreau
• Councillors: Gaétan Morin, Francine Néron, Cindy Boucher, Miriam Bruneau, Ghislain Brunet, Michel Deschênes

List of former mayors (since formation of current municipality):

• Daniel Rancourt (2002–2013)
• Claude Nelson Morin (2013–2017)
• Lina Lafrenière (2017–2023)
• Tony Boudreau (2024–present)

Political representation

Federally, Macamic is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Macamic in the House of Commons of Canada.

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Macamic in the National Assembly of Quebec.

References

1. ^ "Macamic (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
2. ^ "Macamic". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
3. ^ "Macamic (Code 2487058) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. ^ "Macamic Quebec [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
5. "Les carillons" (in French). Ville de Macamic. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
12. "Ville de Macamic".
13. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Macamic)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
14. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Macamic)". Elections Québec. 3 December 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

External links

• Official website

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
La Sarre Chazel Authier-Nord Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg Macamic Authier Palmarolle, Poularies

v t e  Subdivisions of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
Towns	Duparquet La Sarre Macamic
Municipalities	Authier Authier-Nord Chazel Clerval Dupuy Gallichan La Reine Normétal Palmarolle Poularies Rapide-Danseur Roquemaure Sainte-Germaine-Boulé Taschereau Val-Saint-Gilles
Townships	Clermont
Parishes	Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg Saint-Lambert
Unorganized territories	Lac-Duparquet Rivière-Ojima
Regional County Municipalities (RCM): in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi Abitibi-Ouest La Vallée-de-l'Or Témiscamingue Independent Cities: Rouyn-Noranda Native Reserves: Kebaowek Lac-Simon Pikogan Timiskaming

• Cities and towns in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
• Populated places established in 1913
• 1913 establishments in Quebec