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Coordinates: 50°16′N 67°09′W / 50.267°N 67.150°W / 50.267; -67.150
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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lac-Walker
| name = Lac-Walker
| settlement_type = Unorganized territory
| settlement_type = [[Unorganized territory (Quebec)|Unorganized territory]]
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| nickname =
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| motto =
| image_skyline = Lacwalker.JPG
| image_skyline = Lacwalker.JPG
| imagesize =
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Lake Walker
| image_caption = Lake Walker
| pushpin_map = Canada Quebec
| nickname =
| pushpin_mapsize = 200
| motto =
| pushpin_map = Côte-Nord Region Quebec
| pushpin_label_position=top
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
| coordinates = {{coord|50|16|N|67|09|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes= <ref name="toponymie"/>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_name = [[Canada]]
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
| subdivision_name1 = [[Quebec]]
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Côte-Nord]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Côte-Nord]]
| subdivision_type3 = Regional county
| subdivision_type3 = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Sept-Rivières]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality|Sept-Rivières]]
| established_title = Formed
| established_title =
| established_date = January 1, 1986
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Constituted
| government_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot>Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=97904&muni= Lac-Walker]</ref>
| government_type =
| established_date1 = January 1, 1986
| government_footnotes = <ref name=mamh>{{mamrot |{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2024-06-12}}</ref>
| leader_title = Federal riding
| government_type =
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| leader_name = [[Manicouagan (electoral district)|Manicouagan]]
| leader_title1 = Prov. riding
| leader_title =
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| leader_name =
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| leader_name1 = [[Duplessis (electoral district)|Duplessis]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
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| area_total_km2 = 18074.80
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| leader_name1 = [[Manicouagan (electoral district)|Manicouagan]]
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| area_land_km2 = 17683.30
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
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| leader_name2 = [[Duplessis (provincial electoral district)|Duplessis]]
| area_footnotes = <ref name=mamh/><ref name="cp2021">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lac-walker&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052497904 |title=Lac-Walker census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2021 Census|2021 Census of Population]] |accessdate=2022-03-20}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 18881.62
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| area_land_km2 = 17162.43
| area_water_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
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| elevation_footnotes =
| area_footnotes = <ref name=mamrot/><ref name="SC2006">Statistics Canada 2006 Census - [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2497904&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=lac-walker&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Lac-Walker community profile]</ref>
| population_as_of = 2006
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="SC2006"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="cp2021"/>
| population_total = 128
| population_total = 113
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 0.0
| population_density_km2 = 0.0
| population_blank1_title= Pop&nbsp;<small>(2016-21)</small>
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| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 4.6%
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| utc_offset = -5
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 59
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| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal Code]]
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal Code]]
| postal_code =
| postal_code =
| area_code = [[Area codes 418 and 581|418 and 581]]
| area_code = [[Area codes 418 and 581|418 and 581]]
| latd = 50 | latm = 16 | latNS = N
| blank_name = Highways
| longd = 67 | longm = 09 | longEW = W
| blank_info = No major routes
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| website =
| coordinates_display = inline,title
| coordinates_region = CA-QC
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| elevation_footnotes =
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| elevation_m =
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| website =
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'''Lac-Walker''' is an [[Unorganized area (Canada)|unorganized territory]] in the [[Côte-Nord]] region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up more than half of the [[Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality]].
'''Lac-Walker''' is an [[unorganized territory (Quebec)|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 {{convert|33|km|mi}} long and has steep rock walls. It is located in the Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve, that offers many outdoor recreation activities.<ref name="CTQ-LW">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=66543 |title=Lac Walker |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2009-08-03 |language=French}}</ref>
The eponymous [[Lake Walker]], named after [[Hovenden Walker]], is about {{convert|33|km|mi}} long and has steep rock walls. It is located in the Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve, that offers many outdoor recreation activities.<ref name="CTQ-LW">{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=66543 |title=Lac Walker |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2009-08-03 |language=French}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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Population:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref>
* Population in 2006: 128 (2001 to 2006 population change: 23.1 %)
* Population in 2001: 104
* Population in 1996: 128
* Population in 1991: 88


{{Historical populations
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 58 (total dwellings: 72)
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Lac-Walker, Quebec
|align = none
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|cols = 2
|percentages =
|footnote =
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|source = Statistics Canada<ref>[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] census</ref>
| 1986 |86
| 1991 |88
| 1996 |128
| 2001 |104
| 2006 |128
| 2011 |102
| 2016 |108
| 2021 |113
}}

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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 50 (total dwellings: 59)<ref name="cp2021"/>

==See also==
* [[List of unorganized territories in Quebec]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{reflist}}
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |149762}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}


{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Lac-Walker
| Centre = Lac-Walker
| North = [[Rivière-Mouchalagane, Quebec|Rivière-Mouchalagane]]
| North = [[Rivière-Mouchalagane, Quebec|Rivière-Mouchalagane]]
| Northeast =
| Northeast =
| East = [[Rivière-Nipissis, Quebec|Rivière-Nipissis]]
| East = [[Rivière-Nipissis, Quebec|Rivière-Nipissis]]
| Southeast = [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]]
| Southeast = [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]]
| South = [[Port-Cartier, Quebec|Port-Cartier]]
| South = [[Port-Cartier]]
| Southwest =
| Southwest =
| West = [[Rivière-aux-Outardes, Quebec|Rivière-aux-Outardes]]
| West = [[Rivière-aux-Outardes, Quebec|Rivière-aux-Outardes]]
| Northwest =
| Northwest =
}}
}}
{{Sept-Rivières RCM}}
{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Côte-Nord}}


{{authority control}}
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[[Category:Unorganized areas in Côte-Nord]]


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[[Category:Unorganized territories in Côte-Nord]]
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{{Quebec-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality]]



[[fr:Lac-Walker]]
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{{Quebec-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 14:49, 12 June 2024

Lac-Walker
Unorganized territory
Lake Walker
Lake Walker
Lac-Walker is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
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; -67.150[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMSept-Rivières
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
18,881.62 km2 (7,290.23 sq mi)
 • Land17,162.43 km2 (6,626.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
113
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.6%
 • Dwellings
59
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo 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 Lake 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

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Historical census populations – Lac-Walker, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 86—    
1991 88+2.3%
1996 128+45.5%
2001 104−18.8%
YearPop.±%
2006 128+23.1%
2011 102−20.3%
2016 108+5.9%
2021 113+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 50 (total dwellings: 59)[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149762". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 97904". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Lac-Walker census profile". 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  4. ^ "Lac Walker" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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