Packington, Quebec

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

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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1925
Named forJohn Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorEmilien Beaulieu
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi)
 • Land118.75 km2 (45.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total578
 • 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

Demographics

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 72495 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 13015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Packington, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "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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