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'''Packington''' is a [[parish municipality]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]], located in the [[Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Témiscouata Regional County Municipality]].
'''Packington''' is a [[parish municipality (Quebec)|parish municipality]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Quebec]], located in the [[Témiscouata Regional County Municipality]] in the [[Bas-Saint-Laurent]] region.


== History ==
{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Bas-Saint-Laurent}}
The first attempts at colonisation in Packington and Robinson townships, which today form the parish of Saint-Benoît de Packington, date back 133 years. By the end of the 19th century, eyes were turning to these ‘Crown’ lands, coveted not only for their natural riches, but above all so that heads of family could settle their children to live there. In 1876, Benoît Valcourt, who lived with his sons on land at Notre-Dame-du-Lac, visited the area and found it so suitable for farming that he decided to come and settle with them around 1878. In their first year, the Valcourts cleared the land considerably and built a six-mile road linking them to Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé.


In the early days, a large number of farmers from the old parishes came to see the new land; I'm told that at least a hundred came, and it looked as though Packington Township would be settled quickly, but unfortunately the poor state of the road that had to be travelled before reaching the good land discouraged most of them, who returned disillusioned.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.packington.org/citoyens/historique | title=Municipalité de Packington - Historique }}</ref>
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The Municipality was officially founded in 1925 under the name Saint-Benoît-Abbé. In 1972, the name was changed to Packington, a name that was originally used to name this territory.

Pakington was one of the organizing communities of the 5th [[Acadian World Congress]] in 2014.<ref>https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Packington had a population of {{val|578|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|273|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|419|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:578-603}}|603|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|603|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|118.75|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|578|118.75|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Temiscouata Regional County Municipality]]
*[[Branche à Jerry]], a stream
*[[Baker River North (Quebec-New Brunswick)]], au stream
*[[List of parish municipalities in Quebec]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="cp2021">{{Cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Packington&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052413015 | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Packington, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, Quebec | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref>
<ref name="mamrot">{{mamrot |type=municipalite |13015}}</ref>
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |72495}}</ref>
}}

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

{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Packington
| North = [[Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac]]
| Northeast = [[Dégelis]]
| East =
| Southeast = [[Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Quebec|Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande]]
| South =
| Southwest = [[Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long, Quebec|Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long]]
| West =
| Northwest = [[Saint-Eusèbe, Quebec|Saint-Eusèbe]]
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[[Category:Parish municipalities in Quebec]]
[[Category:Parish municipalities in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent]]



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Latest revision as of 19:48, 11 September 2024

Packington
Parish municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Packington is located in Eastern Quebec
Packington
Packington
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°W / 47.483; -68.783[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1925
Named forJohn Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJules Soucy
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi)
 • Land118.75 km2 (45.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
578
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 4.1%
 • Dwellings
419
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.packington.org

Packington is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

History

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The first attempts at colonisation in Packington and Robinson townships, which today form the parish of Saint-Benoît de Packington, date back 133 years. By the end of the 19th century, eyes were turning to these ‘Crown’ lands, coveted not only for their natural riches, but above all so that heads of family could settle their children to live there. In 1876, Benoît Valcourt, who lived with his sons on land at Notre-Dame-du-Lac, visited the area and found it so suitable for farming that he decided to come and settle with them around 1878. In their first year, the Valcourts cleared the land considerably and built a six-mile road linking them to Sainte-Rose-du-Dégelé.

In the early days, a large number of farmers from the old parishes came to see the new land; I'm told that at least a hundred came, and it looked as though Packington Township would be settled quickly, but unfortunately the poor state of the road that had to be travelled before reaching the good land discouraged most of them, who returned disillusioned.[4]

The Municipality was officially founded in 1925 under the name Saint-Benoît-Abbé. In 1972, the name was changed to Packington, a name that was originally used to name this territory.

Pakington was one of the organizing communities of the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.[5]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Packington had a population of 578 living in 273 of its 419 total private dwellings, a change of -4.1% from its 2016 population of 603. With a land area of 118.75 km2 (45.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.9/km2 (12.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72495". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Packington, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Municipalité de Packington - Historique".
  5. ^ https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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