Kipawa, Quebec
Kipawa is a village and municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the south end of Lake Kipawa, adjacent to the Kebaowek Reserve. The land including and surrounding Lake Kipawa and Kipawa Village has been inhabited for centuries. The original inhabitants are the Algonquin people. The first Europeans to come into Kipawa were fur traders and missionaries. Shortly after, The Hudson Bay Trading Company and various other lumber companies settled there, including Commonwealth Plywood.
Kipawa is a variant of the Algonquin word "Kebaowek" which refers to getting off or disembarkation, or the location where one can pick up supplies or trade.Demographics
Population trend:
- Population in 2011: 474
- Population in 2006: 565
- Population in 2001: 521
- Population in 1996: 549
- Population in 1991: 507
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 208
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 46.0%
- French as first language: 52.2%
- English and French as first language: 1.8%
- Other as first language: 0%
