Moffet, Quebec

Moffet
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Moffet Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°33′N 78°57′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Settled	1936
Constituted	January 1, 1953
Government
• Mayor	Alexandre Binette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
• Total	427.58 km2 (165.09 sq mi)
• Land	340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	206
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	10.2%
• Dwellings	179
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2W0
Area code	819
Website	www.moffet.ca

Moffet is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. The municipality had a population of 206 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

History

As early as 1910, settlers arrived in the area, but it was not until 1931 that the village developed when a group of settlers from Saint-Zacharie in the Beauce region came and cleared the land. The place was named after Joseph Moffet (1852–1932), an Oblate missionary who had explored the Témiscamingue region and founded Ville-Marie. In 1932, the first sawmill was built, followed by the first forge two years later. In 1936, the Moffet Post Office opened, and the next year, the general store.

On January 1, 1953, the Municipality of Moffet was established out of parts of the United Township Municipality of Latulipe-et-Gaboury and previously unincorporated territory. Its first mayor was Emmanuel Gagné.

Demographics

Canada census – Moffet, Quebec community profile

	2021
Population	206 (+10.2% from 2016)
Land area	340.31 km2 (131.39 sq mi)
Population density	0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age	59.2 (M: 60.0, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings	179 (total)  104 (occupied)
Median household income	$.n/a

References: 2021 earlier

Historical census populations – Moffet, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1956 710 —     1961 741 +4.4% 1966 697 −5.9% 1971 526 −24.5% 1976 379 −27.9% 1981 321 −15.3% 1986 254 −20.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 246 −3.1% 1996 226 −8.1% 2001 234 +3.5% 2006 208 −11.1% 2011 196 −5.8% 2016 187 −4.6% 2021 206 +10.2%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 7.1%
• French as first language: 85.7%
• English and French as first language: 2.4%
• Other as first language: 2.4%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Michel Paquette (...–2013)
• Eric Dubuque (2013–2017)
• Alexandre Binette (2017–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

External links

• Official website