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Lac-Walker, Quebec

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Lac-Walker
Unorganized territory
Lake Walker
Lake Walker
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
Regional countySept-Rivières
FormedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Total
18,648.10 km2 (7,200.07 sq mi)
 • Land17,683.30 km2 (6,827.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
102
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581

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 Lac 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.[3]

Demographics

Population:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 102 (2001 to 2006 population change: −20.3 %)
  • Population in 2006: 128
  • Population in 2001: 104
  • Population in 1996: 128
  • Population in 1991: 88

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 44 (total dwellings: 59)

References

  1. ^ a b "Lac-Walker". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  2. ^ a b "Lac-Walker census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  3. ^ "Lac Walker" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census